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The number of job cuts announced by U.S. corporations in September were up 54 percent from the number reported in the prior month for a total of 100,315, according to a report Tuesday from an outplacement firm.

In June, Kathleen Reynard landed a job at a Needham firm as an accounting manager, earning 20 percent more than she made at her old job.