• U.S. and Connecticut Mass Layoffs - September 2012

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CONNECTICUT Connecticut employers took 3 mass layoff actions in September involving 200 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 September decreased by 1 from September 2011, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 42. NATIONWIDE Nationally, employers took 811 mass layoff actions involving 70,570 workers, nsa. U.S. mass layoff events in September decreased by 378 from the same month a year ago, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 46,662. Source: USDOL-BLS

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