US firms step up job cuts, most in 34 yrs

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Skittish US employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 per cent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession. The new figures, released by the Labor Department on Friday, showed the crucial employment market deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid clip, and handed Americans some more grim news right before the holidays.

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