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		<title>January Job Cuts 24% Lower Than a Year Ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s employers announced plans to cut payrolls by 40,430 jobs in January, up 24 percent from 32,556 in December, according to the latest report on planned job cuts released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. While January job cuts were up from the previous month, they were 24 percent lower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Of all workers laid off from 2009 to 2011, just 56.9% had jobs as of January 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Labor Day kicks off what is typically a more volatile employment environment, as companies adjust payrolls to align with year-end goals and plans for the coming year.  This makes it the ideal time for workers and job seekers alike to reboot their efforts to find or keep a job, according to the workplace authorities at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Cuts in December Were Lowest Per Month Since June</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planned job cuts announced by U.S. employers declined in December to 41,785, the lowest monthly total since June, according to the latest report on downsizing activity from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. The December total was down 1.6 percent from 42,474 job cuts in November. Last month was up 31 percent from [...]]]></description>
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