FAST FACT

Aug. 1, 2001
U.S. job cuts announced in the first half of 2001 were 248 percent above the same period in 2000. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago-based outplacement

U.S. job cuts announced in the first half of 2001 were 248 percent above the same period in 2000.
— Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago-based outplacement firm.