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Article: Layoffs rise: nine employers laid off at least 2,744 employees in Los Angeles County in December.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- January 5, 2009
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LAYOFFS RISE: Nine employers laid off at least 2,744 employees in Los Angeles County in December. Bankrupt department store chain Mervyns accounted for more than 60 percent of the job losses, according to state data. Hayward-based Mervyns told the state Employment Development Department that it would lay off 1,742 workers at 16 of its Los Angeles County locations. Other employers laying off 50 or more workers in ...