US : The latest Mass Layoffs 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 November, employers took 2,328 mass layoff actions
involving a total of 224,079 workers. The number of events
increased by 188 from the prior month, while the number of
associated initial claims decreased by 8,389. Manufacturing
had its fourth consecutive over-the-month increase in events
and initial claims.