Economic Report: November Job Cuts Down 72 Percent From Last Year

[Omaha Steve]

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Submitted by Doug Cunningham on December 2, 2009 - 5:22pm
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Economic Report:

According to job placement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas job cuts by employers were down 72 percent in November when compared to the same time last year and job cuts were down 9.6 percent when compared to October of this year. November saw the lowest number of job cuts since the start of the recession.

[FBaggins]

1. An improvement!

An "improvement" like when the mugger in the back alley switches from beating you with a bat to beating you with his bare hands... but an improvement nevertheless.

[the other one]

2. The fat has been cut

Now comes muscle, then bone.

[Craftsman]

3. When you slit a hogs throat eventually the bleeding slows as well

due to loss of blood not healing.