The Wall Street Journal reports today that job cuts accelerated in September as employers eliminated 263,000 positions, more than expected and higher than August’s revised 201,000 cuts. In a further sign that labor-market pain is unlikely to end soon, a separate survey showed the unemployment rate rose to 9.8%.
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