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 January, there were 2,227 mass layoff actions, involving 237,902
workers. Mass layoff events decreased by 48 over the month, while
initial claims increased by 11,785. Over the year, mass layoff events
increased by 751, and initial claims increased by 88,834. Forty-eight
states registered over-the-year increases in average weekly initial
claims.