Sentence examples for relief layoffs from inspiring English sources

The holiday season seems to have provided little relief: Layoffs, shorter hours and struggles to pay bills were common refrains in recent interviews conducted by Ken Belson, Brent McDonald, Patrick McGeehan and Erik Olsen.

The promise of $50 billion in state fiscal relief prompted school districts to forgo layoffs.

President Obama seemed to confirm that prediction during a news conference on Tuesday when he called for an extension of emergency assistance to the elderly, unemployment insurance benefits, Cobra and relief to states and localities to prevent layoffs.

Echoing sentiments of others of her generation, Ms. Lack said her layoff was "kind of a relief".

"Without some relief from the federal government, state and local layoffs could undermine prospects for sustained economic recovery".

They will call for increased spending for schools and roads, billions of dollars in fiscal relief to state and local governments to forestall more layoffs and a direct government jobs program, "especially in distressed communities facing severe unemployment".

While auto industry economists still expect a slowdown later this year, the reduction in inventories that has already occurred provides some relief for auto workers, who may face fewer short-term layoffs.

Teachers, who were spared from layoffs this year in a last-minute deal, know that the relief is most likely to be temporary, given the city's difficult economic forecast.

Bank failures led to widespread layoffs, and welfare historians have documented increasing demands for private and public poor relief at the local level.

AMID the current layoffs and cutbacks on Wall Street, America's largest stockbroking firm can breathe a sigh of relief.

To conserve cash, the companies have suspended dividends on their stocks and announced layoffs, but they are warning that bankruptcy filings could come as soon as Feb. 1 without some relief.