retrenchment Synonyms

curtailment abridgment downsizing diminution reduction reduction of staff deprivation of employment decrease in employment decline in employment economic decline job losses obscurantism cuts cutback deprivation of jobs deprivation of work discharge of employees workforce reduction reduction of the workforce staff reduction firing of workforce firing of employees employment reduction employment losses employment deprivation dismissal of workforce dismissal of employees unemployment thriftiness dismissal discharge diminishment deduction decrement decrease cut contraction austerity economization economizing economy thrift shrinkage shortening saving restraint redundancy lessening husbandry frugality