Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years -- and hundreds of thousands of people dropped out of the labor force -- an ominous sign that the country is falling toward a recession or has already toppled into one.
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Employers slash jobs, thousands drop out of the labor force
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Microsoft cuts 5,000 jobs
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Dow to cut 5,000 jobs, close 20 plants
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Jobless rate falls to 5.2 per cent
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Unemployment rate falls to 7.9 per cent
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Unemployment continues to drop
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``US economy fell into recession last spring''
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Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs
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Employment grinds 'to a halt' --
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Unemployment rate falls to 5.4%
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US economy sheds jobs in September
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Unemployment rate drops to 7.7 percent
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Credit Suisse cutting 5,300 jobs after loss
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Unemployment takes a dip
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Payrolls fall by 36,000;
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US economy shrank by 5.5 percent in first quarter
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UK jobs market weakening rapidly