When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
The weekly report from Mark Heschmeyer of the CoStar Group.
By Mark Heschmeyer | December 11, 2008
Closures & Layoffs (Dec. 7-13): Job Losses by Industry
A Weekly Report on Future Corporate Downsizings
In this week's issue:
* Job losses large and widespread.
* Plus, a whole new round of major U.S. corporation closures and layoffs were announced in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
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