FOXNews.com: Planned layoffs rise 41 percent in October- Jobless claims drop; Sandy prevents NJ, DC reporting

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Planned layoffs rise 41 percent in October- Jobless claims drop; Sandy prevents NJ, DC reporting Nov 1st 2012, 15:51 By Ruth Mantell Published November 01, 2012 MarketWatch Pulse WASHINGTON –  Led by the automotive sector, planned job cuts jumped up 41% in October to almost 48,000, the highest level since May, outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Thursday. "The final three months of the year tend to see heavier downsizing activity as companies make year-end adjustments to meet earnings goals and to prepare for the new year," said John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. "Certainly, the deluge of weak third-quarter earnings reports that resulted from declining sales here and abroad does not bode well for workers as 2013 approaches." Job cuts in October were up 12% from last year. In September, employers announced about 34,000 cuts for the second lowest monthly result in almost two years. Despite the latest gain, job cuts are running at a slower pace this year, with the 434,000 cuts announced through October about 17% below the same period in 2011. Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc.

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