• Connecticut Employers Held 7 Mass Layoffs in August

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CONNECTICUT Connecticut employers took 7 mass layoff actions in August involving 540 workers, nsa, 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 August increased by 4 from August 2011, and the number of associated initial claims increased by 260. NATIONWIDE Nationally, employers took 1,063 mass layoff actions involving 104,045 workers, nsa. U.S. mass layoff events in August increased by 102 from the same month a year ago, and the number of associated initial claims increased by 4,832. Source: USDOL-BLS

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