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BILLERICA

HELP FOR THOSE LAID OFF - The US Department of Labor is offering assistance to about 135 workers affected by the closing of Jabil Circuit Inc. in Billerica. Awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development, the $827,000 National Emergency Grant will be handled by the Career Center of Lowell and will provide dislocated Jabil workers with support services, such as child care and transportation. Layoffs at Jabil took place between May 1 and Sept. 1. The emergency grant will help laid-off workers enter training programs and acquire skills needed to find jobs in emerging sectors of the economy, according to a written statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. ...

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