The layoffs in Oregon represent a little over five percent of Intel's workforce in the state, which totaled [PDF] 23,000 employees at the start of the year. However, this figure may not encompass the full scope of staff reductions hitting the R&D hub – including staff buyouts and early retirements, the brain drain could be even more substantial.

Intel's layoffs are hitting the Grand Canyon State. A notice for 385 layoffs at the corporation's Chandler facility was posted on Wednesday, as the company announced this summer that 15,000 workers would be laid off around the world.

Intel has hinted at significant job cuts for months. We now know more about how deeply those reductions will impact Arizona workers. Intel Corp. is laying off hundreds of workers in Arizona as part of the chipmaker’s overall plans to cut 15,