Dislocated Workers: Extent of Business Closures, Layoffs, and the Public and Private Response

HRD-86-116BR Published: Jul 01, 1986. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 1986.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the extent of worker dislocation; and (2) private-sector and government programs to assist dislocated workers.

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