Report: IBM cutting 'thousands' of workers across US, including North Carolina

A huge employer in Research Triangle Park is cutting jobs in North Carolina and around the country. IBM (NYSE: IBM) is implementing layoffs in at least five states, according to multiple reports. But the number of layoffs is unspecified as IBM declined to comment on the total number, according to Bloomberg. IBM has 8,000 workers in Research Triangle Park and is by far the largest employer there, according to data compiled by CBJ sister publication the Triangle Business Journal. The layoffs come…