Best Cities to Get Laid... Off
18 May 2010 - 5:00am
These 10 American cities top the nation as being home to the most layoffs. California is a hotbed.
"Six of the Golden State's metropolitan areas were in the top 10 nationwide, and the Los Angeles-Long Beach area ranked No. 1 with 15,005 workers axed in mass firings in the quarter, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reports instances of employers who let go more than 50 workers in a quarter.
The financial and housing meltdowns have had a lot to do with California's lingering economic problems."
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America's Layoff Capitals
Source:
ABC, May 16, 2010
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