Some here seem to think these layoffs are isolated to GE and its power division. Here we have IBM laying off "another 500" because they've been laying people off for a year or two, along with just about every major tech company.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/ibm_to_expunge_over_500_people_in_latest_redundo_round/
And then there's big Pharma, same deal, Oil and Gas, Healthcare, need I go on? Believe the ostriches with heads in sand or take 10 whole minutes and find out the truth on your own.