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Plant Closings: Limited Advance Notice and Assistance Provided Dislocated Workers

HRD-87-105 Published: Jul 17, 1987. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 1987.
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GAO surveyed 2,600 business establishments to determine the: (1) extent of business closures and permanent layoffs between January 1983 and December 1984; (2) length of advance notice businesses provided to affected workers; and (3) assistance employers offered to their dislocated workers.

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