The latest Mass Layoffs news release

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The latest Mass Layoffs news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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In March employers took 1,286 mass layoff actions involving 118,523 workers. Mass layoff events
decreased by 135 from the prior month, and initial claims decreased by 12,295. Mass layoff events
in the manufacturing sector decreased to 253, a new program low.