61.   But the economic slowdown is still having its effects as additional agencies lay off employees.

62.   But union officials fear Yale will contract out so much work that when the contract expires, the university will lay off scores of workers.

63.   But what happens when you have to lay off those workers?

64.   By raising the cost of doing business, companies would be forced to take steps to lay off workers, they say.

65.   Claims data often fluctuate around the holidays, as businesses take on temporary help for the holiday season, then lay off workers after the first of the year.

66.   Companies then do, in fact, lay off employees.

67.   Consultants will continue to slash costs and lay off employees.

68.   Consumer confidence could take a hard hit if companies continue to lay off employees.

69.   Corporations that lay off workers largely to increase stock dividends spite themselves by eliminating their markets, he said.

70.   Corporate inventories have been building lately, suggesting that companies may need to slow their production and lay off workers in the coming months.