A growing number of people may see companies in the private sector as putting profits before people and before ethics.

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The fallout from these mergers is often measured in jobs as the combined entity cuts overlapping positions and sheds workers in an effort to maintain profit margins.

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While voracious consumer spending has helped maintain overall economic strength, companies are still hampered by stiff pricing competition from abroad, ... The inability to raise prices has cut into corporate profits, which, in turn, has most certainly contributed to increased job cutting.

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There are lots of job losses, yet at the same time there is really extraordinary job creation.

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For months, it appeared that the U.S. might remain relatively untouched by the financial crises abroad. However it most certainly seems that the impact is starting to ripple through our economy.

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As earnings fall, corporations are quick to slash compensation costs, and that is brining about wholesale job cuts.

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The Asian situation has been a real driver and should continue into 1999, as companies scale back their growth plans.

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We're seeing the dismantling of the retirement age of 65.

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While companies seemed to be hoarding workers post-merger or acquisition through February, it appears that this is not the case anymore. While we do not have our own merger job-cut data for March tabulated yet, we know a large number of merger-related cuts were announced.

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