Mass Layoffs (Monthly) News Release

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The latest Mass Layoffs news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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In January, employers took 1,534 mass layoff actions involving 149,799
workers. The number of mass layoff events increased by 51 from the
prior month, and associated initial claims increased by 11,807. Layoff
activity in the manufacturing sector also increased over the month.