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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, July 23, 2009

Hawaii had 10 mass layoffs last month


Advertiser Staff

There were 10 mass layoffs in Hawaiçi in June involving 992 workers, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

That compared with six mass layoffs a year earlier involving 783 workers.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics underscores the statewide unemployment rate for the state in June, which at 7.4 percent was tied with May for the highest level in 31 years.
Not all of job cuts are reflected in the government's mass layoffs report, which examines the number of layoffs in which companies let go at least 50 workers.