ECONODAY: Layoff announcements rose in June, to 44,842 from 41,034 in May and well up from an unusually low 31,434 in June last year. The trend is also moving up, at 147,458 for the second quarter vs 140,214 in the first quarter and against 124,693 in second quarter last year. For the first half, announcements totaled 287,672 for a 17 percent increase from a year ago...
