Hiring Surges and Layoffs

Job hires have been low in recent months, but that does not necessarily mean that spurring hiring at small businesses is the best way out of this recession. It is sometimes said that helping large employers can prevent mass layoffs, whereas helping small employers can stimulate new hires. If so, it might be important to know whether the job losses during this recession have come from a surge in layoffs or a collapse of new hires.