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News in Brief: The Downturn by the Numbers: Layoff Report Highest Since 9/11
  

The Downturn by the Numbers: Layoff Report Highest Since 9/11
Mass layoffs are at their highest number since September 11, 2001.
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October 30, 2008
The Downturn by the Numbers: Layoff Report Highest Since 9/11

1. Seasonally adjusted.
2. Cutting 25 percent or 5,000 white-collar jobs; 1,825 factory jobs. Some corporate cuts shown are worldwide and will be made over extended period.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; news reports; Bloomberg (unemployment forecast.)

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