NU Online News Service, Nov. 18, 3:48 p.m. EST

State Farm confirmed that a study it is conducting meant to increase efficiency could possibly affect staffing levels, but stressed there are no specific plans yet regarding staff levels.

Bloomington, Ill-based State Farm's spokesman, Jeff McCollum, said the company commissioned a "general departments study" last summer. He said State Farm conducts business in the U.S. and Canada through 13 designated zones, and the study is examining departments throughout those zones to see if some of the work can be centralized.

Responding to specific media inquiries recently about the impact the study may have on staff, State Farm replied with the statement: "We anticipate there could be a reduction in staffing levels, although it is too early to know to what extent. It is early in the process. State Farm looks to allow attrition and redeployment of employees to lessen the impact on individual operations."

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