U.S. Job Cuts Jump 71%

May 5, 2003

CHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) -- Job cuts soared 71 percent in April as U.S. businesses announced plans to eliminate 146,399 jobs. International outplacement specialist Challenger, Gray & Christmas Monday said 57,927 jobs cuts were in government, the largest single month toll in any sector since September 2001.

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