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To: StanX Long who wrote (61393)3/4/2002 11:27:08 PM
From: StanX Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
Terrorism-Related Layoffs 'Substantial'
Many Employers Say They Plan to Rehire
washingtonpost.com
By Kirstin Downey Grimsley

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 5, 2002; Page E02

At least 125,000 American workers lost their jobs in mass layoffs that lasted 30 days or more because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

"It's pretty substantial," said Lewis Siegel, a senior economist with the BLS and the manager of the agency's statistical program on mass layoffs, which asked employers participating in its regular layoff reports whether the attacks contributed



To: StanX Long who wrote (61393)3/4/2002 11:57:55 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
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