Home Depot Inc. says it's cutting 7,000 jobs and closing its smaller Expo chain as the recession continues to batter the nation's housing market.

The nation's largest home improvement retailer says the cuts announced Monday morning will affect about 2 percent of its work force.

Under the plan, the Atlanta-based retailer will close its 34 Expo Design Centers, five YardBIRDS stores, two Design Center stores and a bath remodeling business that has seven locations. Those stores will close in the next two months.

Its core Home Depot stores won't be affected.

The company also plans to shed 2,000 non-store jobs and freeze the pay of its officers.

Home Depot will record a $532 million pretax charge in the fourth quarter related to the closures and layoffs.

The following EXPO, Design Center and YardBIRDS stores are scheduled to close:

EXPO

Arizona
-- Scottsdale (7000 East Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054)
California
-- Anaheim 1011 (N Tustin Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92807)
-- Dublin (7050 Amador Plaza Rd, Dublin, CA 94568)
-- Emeryville (1555 40th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608)
-- Encinitas (1550 Leucadia Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024)
-- Huntington Beach (6912 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647)
-- Laguna Niguel (25600 Rancho Niguel Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677)
-- Westwood Village (10861 Weyburn Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024)
-- Monrovia (407 W Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016)
-- Redondo Beach (1519 Hawthorne Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278)
-- Roseville (1120 Galleria Blvd, Roseville, CA 95678)
-- San Diego (7803 Othello Avenue, San Diego, CA 92111)
-- San Jose (5095 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118)
Florida
-- Boynton Beach (1520 SW 8th Street, Boynton Beach, FL 33426)
-- Davie (8944 State Rd 84, Davie, FL 33324)
-- Miami (5737 NW 7th Street, Miami, FL 33126)
-- Naples (1000 Immokalee Road, Naples, FL 34110)
-- SW Orlando (4601 Millenia Plaza Way, Orlando, FL 32839)
Georgia
-- Alpharetta (10700 Davis Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004)
-- Atlanta - Perimeter (1201 Hammond Drive, Atlanta, GA 30346)
Illinois
-- Downers Grove (1021 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515)
-- Vernon Hills (569 N Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL 60061)
Massachusetts
-- Burlington (43 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA 01803)
Maryland
-- Bethesda (7111 Westlake Terrace, Bethesda, MD 20817)
-- Columbia (6100 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045)
Missouri
-- Manchester (14205 Manchester Rd, Manchester, MO 63011)
New Jersey
-- Bridgewater (744 US Highway 202, Bridgewater, NJ 08807)
-- Paramus (577 Winters Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652)
New York
-- Commack (1 Garrett Place, Commack, NY 11725)
-- New Rochelle (8 Joyce Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801)
-- Westbury (1250 Corporate Drive, Westbury, NY 11590)
Tennessee
-- Nashville (2421 Powell Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204)
Texas
-- Dallas - Galleria (13900 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75240)
Virginia
-- Fairfax (11181 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030)

Design Center

California
-- Concord (1461 Concord Avenue, Concord, CA 94520)
North Carolina
-- Charlotte (900 Metropolitan Avenue, Building #1, Charlotte, NC 28204)

YardBIRDS

California
-- Concord (5424 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, CA 94521)
-- Petaluma (2000 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma, CA 94954)
-- San Pablo (13901 San Pablo Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806)
-- San Rafael (1801 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901)
-- Alamo (3211 Danville Blvd., Alamo, CA 94507)