Across Us Job Market, Layoffs Are Becoming Rare

Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News: Business
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 1:51pm

The risk of losing your job is getting smaller and smaller. As the U.S. economy has improved and employers have regained confidence, companies have been steadily shedding fewer workers. Which is why applications for unemployment benefits have dwindled to their lowest level since February 2006 -- nearly two years before the Great Recession began -- the government said Thursday.

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