Apple moving 174 jobs to Austin

Apple Inc. eliminated 174 sales jobs at its Elk Grove, Calif. campus, and is planning to move those jobs to Austin.

All affected employees were offered the option to relocate to a work site in Austin, or apply for another position at Apple in Elk Grove.

The job that were cut are Mac telephone-sales positions, said Kristin Huguet, a spokeswoman for the company. She said some telephone-sales jobs will remain in Elk Grove, though she declined to say how many.

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"Apple's headcount continues to grow in Elk Grove with more than 1,100 employees working there today, up more than 50 percent in the past three years," Huguet said, reading a statement Apple issued Thursday.

Huguet declined to disclose the salary range of the affected employees.

The company has warehousing and distribution operations in Elk Grove, as well as a customer support call center.

Shares of Cupertino-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed Thursday at $180.00 per share, up $6.05, or 3.5 percent.