Money | AOL AOL to Lay Off a Third of Staff Roughly 2300 will get the boot after spin-off By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Nov 19, 2009 8:13 AM CST Copied In this May 28, 2009 file photo, an AOL home page is displayed on a user's computer in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) AOL says it plans to cut about a third of its work force once it is spun off from Time Warner. That would amount to nearly 2,300 of the roughly 6,900 workers at the struggling company. AOL said in a securities filing today it will impose the cuts on a voluntary and involuntary basis. The company hopes the move will trim annual costs by about $300 million. Time Warner said this week that it will spin AOL off to investors Dec. 9. Read These Next Taylor and Travis are getting married. An 11-year-old girl gave birth at home. The story gets worse. His life was full of intrigue, diamonds—and years with Jackie O. YouTubers learn to check the fine print at sacred sites. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error