Announced U.S. Job Cuts Fell From Year Ago, Challenger Says

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Job cuts announced by U.S. employers fell in July from a year earlier, a sign of improvement in the labor market.

Planned firings dropped 57 percent to 41,676 from 97,373 in July 2009, according to figures released today by Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.