Thomson Reuters to lay off 3000 workers, mainly in financial and risk THOMSON Reuters plans to cut another 3000 jobs, mostly through layoffs in its core financial and risk division, chief executive Jim Smith said. The cuts, equivalent to about 5 per cent of Thomson Reuters' workforce of about 60,000, were disclosed on the same day that the financial data and news firm reported a 38 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings, due to weaker revenue. The year's earlier quarter was also boosted by a tax benefit and gains from asset sales.