Mass layoffs hit 10,000 Hoosiers in May 2009

(Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:35 AM

Sylvia Smith, The Journal Gazette Washington editor

sylviasmith@jg.net

WASHINGTON - More than 10,000 Hoosiers lost their jobs last month in mass layoffs - temporary or permanent firings of at least 50 people - an increase in the number of new filings for unemployment insurance benefits from April.

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