Employment

Jul

Jobless claims fall to 522,000 – Continuing claims plunge due to auto closures – Gov. Rick Perry’s failures result in 1000s of Texans losing unemployment benefits – Harley-Davidson to cut 1000 more – Lloyds to cut another 1200 – McGraw-Hill chops 550 – Chicago: 400 laid off – Cisco dumping up to 700

layofflist on July 16th, 2009

Mike: The Jobless Claims report shows that:

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since January, depressed by shifts in the timing of auto plant shutdowns.
Initial jobless claims dropped by 47,000 to 522,000, lower than forecast, in the week ended July 11, from a revised 569,000 the prior [...]

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