NEW YORK — The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell in February to the lowest level since 2006, and employers appear to have shifted away from downsizing even though hiring may be a while off…

After rising to the highest level since 2006, relocation among job seekers slowed in the second half of 2009, with only 7.3 percent of fourth-quarter job seekers taking positions in new towns. That is the lowest relocation rate on record.

Tennessee’s unemployment rate was high but steady in January at 10.7 percent, while other recent indicators point to somewhat hopeful signs that layoffs could soon ease and make way for renewed hiring .

Tennessee’s unemployment rate was high but steady in January at 10.7 percent, while other recent indicators point to somewhat hopeful signs that layoffs could soon ease and make way for renewed hiring.

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By Brad Allen Published Thu, Mar 4 2010 10:05 am In another sign that unemployment may be bottoming out, nationwide layoff announcements in February fell to the lowest level since 2006, and the news is even better for Minnesota.

Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, & Christmas confirmed the layoff slowdown in its monthly report. The firm said U.S.

…much yet, but planned layoffs in February were the lowest in four years, reports Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the worldwide outplacement firm.