Planned job cuts totaled 35,553 for the month, a 50% slide from November and an 8% decrease from the same period a year ago.
Announced layoffs fell sharply in December, hitting a 17-month low in a potential sign that the labor market is at least stabilizing, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday.
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