Thumbs Down: Number of Mass Layoffs Increased in October by 121

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 October, employers took 1,651 mass layoff actions involving
148,059 workers. Events increased by 121 from the prior month,
and initial claims increased by 9,839. Manufacturing accounted
for 356 mass layoff events, resulting in 37,438 initial claims;
both figures increased over the month.