Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually reduce the company’s workforce by about 17,000.

U.S. planemaker Boeing is letting 396 employees go at various locations in Washington, a notice on Monday from the state's Employment Security Department showed. Monday's notice is a part of wider cuts announced in October that are expected to affect a total of 17,

WASHINGTON, USA — Boeing has issued layoff notices to another 396 employees in Washington state, according to the Washington Employment Security Department.