Following earlier cuts, San Antonio-based USAA axes 220 more jobs
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San Antonio-based financial services firm USAA is laying off another 220 employees, marking its sixth round of pink slips over the past two years, the Express-News reports. Company officials declined to say which departments were affected and how many of the cuts occurred at its Alamo City operations, which employ 19,000 people, according to the daily. USAA has 37,000 workers nationwide.

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