layoffs

According to early numbers out ahead of official unemployment figures from the government out tomorrow, planned layoffs went up in January -- but that is actually fairly typical.

New data from home builders indicate they're feeling more confident, and now that layoffs have slowed, buyers are feeling more secure, too.

Still, there are bumps ahead for the housing industry.

With 120,000 post office workers facing layoffs and thousands more facing benefits changes, lawmakers will soon be required to make some tough choices -- meaning that those choices are likely to be postponed until the last minute.

Could the jobs recovery actually be taking a step back? These nine corporations recently announced layoffs in the thousands.

The outlook for the U.S. job market remains cloudy, as private sector payrolls expanded in February at the same time that layoffs grew as well, according to two reports released Wednesday.

Being out of work is taking a toll on job seekers. But even those with a job are getting fed up. Layoffs, diminished benefits, pay cuts and extra workload burdens are finally pushing many disgruntled workers right out the door.

Job openings fell and layoffs rose in October, according to a government report released Tuesday.

Continuing layoffs on Wall Street drove the city’s jobless rate to a 16-year high in August.

The days of cataclysmic layoffs may be waning, but companies are still cutting every position they can spare.

Employment at America's small businesses, those with less than 50 employees, dropped by another 138,000 workers in July, according to estimates released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP.

It can take years for income to bounce back after a layoff, and even longer in a recession, if at all, economists say.