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State notes first LI job losses in a year

Long Island lost nearly 5,000 jobs last month, the first decline in a year, largely because of cutbacks in federal and local government employment, state Labor Department data released Thursday show.

The Island had 4,800 fewer jobs in May than it did the year before, the first year-over-year decline after 11 months of increases. The private sector grew, with 3,800 more jobs. But that growth...

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