Fewer job losses, along with gains in pay and hours, could lift ...

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Sun, 08/09/2009 - 09:30

Finally, a lot fewer workers are hearing the dreaded words, "You're fired." In the clearest sign yet that the recession is ending, layoffs slowed dramatically in July, the jobless rate dipped for the first time in 15 months and workers' hours and pay edged upward.


 

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