• Connecticut Employers Held 15 Mass Layoffs in July

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Connecticut employers took 15 mass layoff actions in July involving 1,137 workers, not seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. Connecticut mass layoff events in July increased by 7 from July 2011, and the number of associated initial claims increased by 802. Nationally, employers took 1,515 mass layoff actions involving 157,753 workers, nsa. U.S. mass layoff events in July decreased by 661 from the same month a year ago, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 59,021. Source: USDOL-BLS

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