US August layoffs rise by 76 pct vs July --survey - Reuters

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US August layoffs rise by 76 pct vs July --survey (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx%3Ftype%3DeconomicNews%26storyI D%3D2006-09-05T113214Z_01_NAT002197_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-LAYOFFS-CHALLENGER-URGENT.XML&cid=1109138560&ei=hHH9RPbPELiWaaG-haYE)
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NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Planned US layoffs surged ... layoffs in August totaled 65,278 jobs, compared with ... Gray & Christmas Inc., an employment consulting firm ...
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