The lengthy process is partly because older workers are more likely to have been laid off from industries that are downsizing, like manufacturing.

这一漫长过程的部分原因是，年龄较大的工人更有可能从诸如制造业这样的正在裁员的行业里被解雇。

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Shira Miller was recently laid off from a marketing firm.

希拉米勒最近刚刚从一家营销公司下岗。

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"Asked a 61-year-old man who had been laid off from a furniture maker last October."

他去年十月份被一家家具厂解雇。

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On a less positive note, the number of newly laid off Americans seeking unemployment benefits totaled 551,000 last week, up from 534,000 the previous week.

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After getting laid off from investment bank Houlihan Lokey, Persky spent 11 months searching for work.

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Stamboulie had a client who was laid off from a hedge fund research post.

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Carroll went to the Middle East in 2002 after being laid off from a newspaper job.

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