Medtronic's Local Job Cuts Number: 268

Fridley-based Medtronic said Wednesday it will cut 268 local jobs as part of company-wide layoffs announced earlier this year.

How many of those job losses are at Medtronic's two Fridley campuses is unclear. "We do not have a specific figure for Fridley," spokesman Brian Henry said.

In February, of its worldwide workforce. The company has 8,000 employees in Minnesota, with 2,800 working at its headquarters and Rice Creek campus in Fridley. A 5 percent reduction in the number of Medtronic workers in Fridley would be 140 fewer jobs in the city.