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CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The number of planned U.S. job layoffs fell sharply in August to a 10-year low, a private research group said Wednesday.
Challenger, Gray & Christmas said job cuts announced by employers fell to 34,768 in the month, down 17 percent from the 41,676 announced a month ago.
The job cuts in August were also 55 percent lower than August 2009, when nearly 76,500 layoffs were announced.
"To put this in perspective, job cuts never fell to these levels following the 2001 recession, not even when the economy was reaping the rewards of the housing boom," said Chief Executive Officer John Challenger.
"If there is a double-dip recession on the horizon, either companies do not see it or they have no slack in their existing workforce," he said.
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Developing the U.S. natural gas sector is a way to safeguard the nation's energy security, the mayor of Pittsburgh said alongside the U.S. energy secretary.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
The last three of 18 new and upgraded F-16 fighter jets from the United States arrived in Pakistan, a report by the Indo-Asian News Service said.
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