by Associated Press Published: August 23,2010
Tags: employment, layoffs, unemployment
Employers in the U.S. took 1,609 mass layoff actions in July that resulted in the separation of 143,703 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The number of mass layoff events in July decreased by 38 from the prior month, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 18,2010
Tags: budget, economy, employment, jobs, layoffs, municipal government
OCEAN SPRINGS — Ocean Springs will lay off 12 employees because of budget cuts as the city approaches the adoption of its fiscal year 2010-2011 budget. The Sun Herald reports it remains undisclosed as to what departments will be reducing personnel. On Aug. 3, Mayor Connie Moran and the Board of Alderman adopted a layoff [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 6,2010
Tags: Congress, education, educators, employment, jobs, layoffs, teachers
WASHINGTON — Legislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other public workers passed the Senate yesterday. The 61-39 vote — to be followed by a rush vote next week in the House — should come in time for many school districts to revisit decisions to lay [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 4,2010
Tags: closures, employment, jobs, layoffs, manufacturing, military, shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA — Northrop Grumman Corp. will close its Tallulah shipyard in Louisiana before the end of 2010, ending 95 jobs, and will lay off 110 workers at its Avondale yard, also in Louisiana, slated for closure in early 2013, the company said yesterday. Northrop Grumman said work will end around Oct. 29 at Tallulah, followed [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 4,2010
Tags: employment, jobs, layoffs, manufacturing
HANCOCK COUNTY — PSL North America has laid off about 300 workers at its Hancock County pipe manufacturing operation. PSL CEO Brian Vail tells the Sea Coast Echo that the layoffs had more to do with the company’s current job ending than with any problems in the industry. PSL North America is located at the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 29,2010
Tags: layoffs, manufacturing
WEST POINT — Officials say Navistar plans to cut approximately 340 employees from its West Point plant by next week. Navistar spokeswoman Elissa Koc told The Commercial Dispatch yesterday that the majority of the 500-employee staff would be released as an order for 1,050 MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicles nears completion in [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: July 26,2010
Tags: employment, jobs, layoffs, mass layoffs, unemployment
Employers took 1,647 mass layoff actions in June that resulted in the separation of 145,538 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The number of mass layoff events in June increased by 235 from the prior month, and the number [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 22,2010
Tags: furniture, layoffs, manufacturing
IUKA — An upholstered furniture manufacturer in north Mississippi has gone out of business, putting 35 people out of work. Meridian Furniture Manufacturing occupied a 120,000-square-foot building in Iuka owned by Tishomingo County. Tishomingo County Development Foundation executive director Gary Matthews told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the company was unable to secure operating capital [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: April 26,2010
Tags: employment, jobs, layoffs, recession, unemployment
Employers took 1,628 mass layoff actions in March that resulted in the separation of 150,864 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer. The number of mass layoff events in [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 24,2010
Tags: employment, jobs, layoffs, recession, unemployment
Employers took 1,570 mass layoff actions in February that resulted in the separation of 155,718 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The number of mass layoff events in February fell by 191 from the prior month, and the number [...] [...]
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