New York, NY, June 3–Planned layoffs in the United States jumped 42 percent in May from April, led by hefty job cuts in the computer industry, a report said.
The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. said employers announced 82,283 job cuts in May, up from 57,861 in April, and up 12 percent from May 2004.
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