"No layoffs are planned during this period, " the statement said. "Team members will utilize nonproduction time for training and plant improvement activities."

公司发表声明称：“这段期间我们并不打算裁员，员工将利用这段停产的时间接受培训及自我提高。”

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Nokia Siemens chief executive Rajeev Suri described the planned layoffs as "regrettable but necessary".

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For July, job cuts were led by employers in this sector, at 6, 156 planned layoffs during the month.

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But fundamentals, such as rising planned layoffs and weak retail sales, along with the specter of the sequester, could cause a negative surprise.

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