Amador County – The Jackson Rancheria Casino, Hotel & Conference Center laid off 113 of its employees last week over 3 days, with personal notifications given to those who were losing their jobs. Rancheria Chief Executive Officer Rich Hoffman said Wednesday that the layoffs were the result of the slumping economy, and his was the last casino in the region to downsize its personnel with layoffs. Hoffman said the Jackson Casino had a 10 percent decrease in revenue in 2009, compared to 2008. The Rancheria tried to meet downsizing needs through attrition. It was able to remove 100 positions through attrition, but the need for a layoff came to pass. The 113 layoffs amounted to a 6.3 percent cut in personnel. Hoffman said the positions laid off primarily were middle management jobs, and the position losses will not affect security, safety, customer service or the cleanliness of the facilities. He said: “There won’t be any palpable affect at all as it relates to any of our commercial enterprises.” Hoffman said whether these were temporary layoffs was “up to the economy.” The Jackson Rancheria tried to avoid layoffs, Hoffman said, adding: “We were actually the last casino in our area to have to go to these measures.” The 113 layoffs were effective over 3 days last week, with notifications beginning Monday (December 28th) and ending Wednesday. Hoffman said: “Rather than mailing notices out and doing it in bulk,” layoff notices were given in person to employees in the Rancheria’s human resources department office. He said: “It was handled more discretely and hopefully more compassionately than a cold notice.” The layoffs bring the total number of Jackson Rancheria Casino employees to 1,667. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.