Thumbs Up! Layoffs Down in October.

National Layoffs:  down 434 from September

National Layoff unemployment claims:  down 30,824 from September

The latest news from the Dept of Labor

In October, employers took 2,127 mass layoff actions
involving 217,182 workers. Mass layoff events decreased by 434 and associated
initial claims by 30,824 from September. Over the month, the number of
manufacturing events, at 619, decreased by 237, and associated initial claims,
at 70,572, decreased by 26,494.