Manufacturing firms recorded both redundancies and the non-replacement of voluntary leavers over the month, although the overall rate of job losses was said to be "marginal".
During a recent LSI technology event EverSpin was showcasing its recently announced spin-torque MRAM memory that provides a non-volatile replacement for DRAM.
Cato health policy analyst Michael Cannon noted that special interests successfully lobbied to require several new benefits, including drug-abuse treatment, early intervention for autism, hospice care, hormone replacement therapy, and non-in-vitro fertility services.
Although private sector firms already operate units that treat NHS patients - such as hip replacement centres - the firm will become the first non-state provider to manage a full range of NHS district general hospital services.