The department has frozen hiring, eliminated seasonal positions and cut back on programs and services, including visiting hours at national parks.

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The authority has said 1, 300 of its 10, 500 workforce will have to go and a host of services cut back or scrapped.

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The economic dislocations that have erupted in male-dominated industries, such as construction and finance, are making their way into industries dominated by women, as governments cut back on services, teaching staff and the like.

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In 2009 and 2010, local and state governments have cut back 11 percent on services.

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Another Forrester report released Wednesday points to a darkening outlook for services deals as banks cut back and, in some cases, cease to exist.

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Imports are slowing as consumers and firms cut back, while the combination of a weak dollar and still-strong global growth means exports of goods and services are rising smartly.

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All my political life you have had Labour governments come in, spend money because they want to do improved public services, find then they couldn't afford it and have to cut back.

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But then, there will be the jobs that are lost or not created because the sequester goes into effect -- around businesses that close -- small businesses that close or cut back, support services around them whether they're restaurants or barbershops and the like, that are affected and don't hire a new worker because there are fewer patronizing their businesses.

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