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Architects and Carpenters had Heaviest Job Losses of 2009

That 2009 was a rough year for the job market should come as a surprise to nobody. Not all professions suffered in equal amounts, however. According to the most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which cover the first three quarters of 2009, the two jobs that took the biggest hit [...]

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Electric Boat Changes Processes; Lays Off 96 Carpenters

General Dynamics/Electric Boat (abbreviated as Electric Boat), the primary builder of submarines for the United States Navy, has announced that it will be cutting 96 carpenter positions before the end of 2009. The company spokesman Robert Hamilton is citing a change in process as the reason for the layoffs. A hull coating applied to submarines [...]

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