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Twelve years ago it was pretty common to hear people make statements about how risky starting a small business is but those same people don’t have a job anymore due to the economy in 2009. These are all educated people as well who have been at their jobs for several years. Many have had to downsize cars and even homes due to the layoff

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We’re still looking for a glimmer of hope on the employment front.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers rose by 533 in August from July, with the manufacturing sector the hardest hit, Labor Department data showed on Wednesday.

About that recovery, Mr. President: The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that mass layoff events, where a single employer lays off 50 or more employees, increased 24.7% from July, by far a high for this year. Initial jobless claims also hit a high, giving an indication that the economy is far from recovery.

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tcp909 My company is going through yet another reorganization in order to “rightsize” and position itself better in the marketplace.  Can layoffs be far behind?  Well, I don’t worry about layoffs, as I ‘ve alluded to in the past .  On a cheerier note, here are some good posts that I’ve read this week: Jared at Technotheory shows us how he empties his inbox fast by learning from Google .  I think my foolproof file-naming system would work well with his approach. Jonathan at Awake a