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		<title>Increased Layoffs in Q1 Led by Retail, Government Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/04/04/increased-layoffs-in-q1-led-by-retail-government-woes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s employers reported job cuts totaling 49,255 in March, a decline of 11 percent from the 55,356 cuts announced in February, according to the latest report on downsizing activity released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc.  Despite the decline, quarterly job cuts reached their highest level since 2011. March job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Government Budget Woes Lead to Woes in Job Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/03/07/federal-government-budget-woes-lead-to-woes-in-job-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planned job cuts increased for the second consecutive month in February as U.S.-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 55,356, up 37 percent from 40,430 in January, according to the report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. The February total was 7.0 percent higher than the 51,728 job cuts announced the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Job Cuts 24% Lower Than a Year Ago</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/31/january-job-cuts-24-lower-than-a-year-ago/</link>
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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>Jobs Cuts in 2012 Lower Than Any Year Since 1997</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/22/jobs-cuts-in-2012-lower-than-any-year-since-1997/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After three consecutive months of increased layoff activity, the number of planned job cuts announced in December plunged to 32,556, the second lowest monthly total of 2012. Overall, employers announced 523,362 job cuts in 2012; the fewest since 1997, when job cuts totaled 434,350. Source: Global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc.]]></description>
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		<title>Private Sector Employment Increased Whopping 215,000 in December</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/03/private-sector-employment-increased-whopping-215000-in-december/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private sector employment increased by 215,000 jobs from November to December, according to the December ADP National Employment Report®, which is produced by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP®), a leading provider of human capital management solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December Layoffs Lowest Since 1997</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2013/01/03/december-layoffs-lowest-since-1997/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After three consecutive months of  increased layoff activity, the number of  planned job cuts announced in December plunged to 32,556, the second lowest monthly total of 2012.  Overall, the year ends with the lowest 12-month job-cut total since 1997, according to the latest report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. The 32,556 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looting of Hostess by Management, Shareholders Cause National Layoffs in November to Increase Rather Than Decrease</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/12/06/looting-of-hostess-by-management-shareholders-cause-national-layoffs-in-november-to-increase-rather-than-decrease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Job cuts increased for the third consecutive month in November, as employers announced plans to shed 57,081 workers from their payrolls.  That was up 20 percent from the previous month when announced layoffs totaled 47,724, according to the latest report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. November cuts were 34 percent higher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Cuts Up From September But Down From a Year Ago</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/11/01/job-cuts-up-from-september-but-down-from-a-year-ago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planned job cuts by U.S.-based employers surged 41 percent in October to 47,724, as a spate of layoff announcements in the wake of weak quarterly earnings reports helped push downsizing activity to its highest level in five months, according to the report on monthly job cuts released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August Job Cuts Down 12.5% From July; Fewest Since December 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/09/06/august-job-cuts-down-12-5-from-july-fewest-since-december-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers announced plans to shed 32,239 workers from their payrolls in August. It was the fewest number of monthly job cuts by US-based firms since December 2010, when layoffs totaled 32,004, according to the latest job cuts report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. August job cuts were down 12.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>45% Fewer Layoffs in July 2012 Than July 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rothberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planned layoffs declined for the second consecutive month in July, as employers announced job cuts totaling 36,855, down 2.0 percent from 37,551 in June, according to the latest job cuts report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &#38; Christmas, Inc. Job cuts last month were down 45 percent from a year ago, when [...]]]></description>
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