COLUMBUS, Ind. — One of the state’s largest employers is cutting thousands of jobs.

Cummins, which is based in Columbus, says they are planning to slash 2-thousand jobs from it’s global workforce, which right now is around 62-thousand workers.

The engine maker is chalking up the move to quickly deteriorating demand — quicker than the company had realized and they need to cut costs.

It’s not clear how many, if any, of the layoffs will be here in Indiana.

Cummins does say the layoffs involve salaried positions and not union jobs.

The cuts will happen in early 2020.