DOG DAYS OF SUMMER JOB CUTS REVERSAL?

JOB CUTS REVERSAL?

Things were looking better in June, when the number of job cutshit 59,715, a 31-month low. But they jumped up to 85,117 in July,according to Chicago outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.Here are the top 10 sectors for July job losses:

Consumer products 15,665

Transportation 9,820

Government 9,369

Services 7,605

Industrial goods 6,753

Health care 6,271

Aerospace/Defense 5,159

Telecommunications 4,357

Automotive 4,091

Computer 2,799

In the Midwest, 18,155 jobs were lost. Illinois led the way:

Illinois 8,438

Michigan 3,495

Missouri 2,340

Indiana 1,378

Iowa 642

Minnesota 630

Ohio 549

Wisconsin 528

Kansas 109

Nebraska 46