By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch


Led by sharp cuts in the automotive industry, planned job reductions by major U.S. corporations increased 22% in November to 99,279, according to a monthly tally released Wednesday by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Planned layoffs have increased three months in a row.


Layoffs were down 5% from November 2004′s 104,530.


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