Thumbs Down: Large employer layoffs up again.

The latest Mass(ive) 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 April, employers took 1,856 mass layoff actions
involving 200,870 workers. The number of mass layoff events increased by

228 over the month, and associated initial claims
increased by 50,006. Sixteen of the 19 major industry sectors reported
over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims.