CEO Turnover Slows in May 2025; YTD Highest on Record
CEO exits fell 21% in May, but 2025 YTD remains record-breaking. Women CEO rates drop as long-tenured leaders exit amid strategic and political shifts....
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May 2025 Job Cuts Up 47% Over Same Month Last Year; Cuts Spread to Other Sectors Than Gov’t for Other Reasons Than DOGE
Published June 5, 2025U.S.-based employers announced 93,816 job cuts in May, down 12% from 105,441 cuts in April, and up 47% from 63,816 announced in the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm...
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Challenger CEO Turnover Report: CEO Exits Surge 70% in April 2025, Women CEO Rate Falls
Women Appointments Rise Slightly In April But Rate is Below Last Year; Companies Pick Up External Replacements; Rate of Interim CEOs Remains HighPublished June 3, 2025The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 21% from 177 in March to 214 in April. This is a...
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Wowledge + Challenger: Professional Networking Success in Career Transitions
2025 is here and now is the time to strengthen and improve your professional networking strategies, as our Toni Thomas and her co-author Charles Goretsky discuss in this post on Wowledge.At Challenger, Gray & Christmas, we recognize the pivotal role networking plays in facilitating successful career changes....
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Fewer Teens Are Working in 2025; Economic Uncertainty May Hold Teen Jobs at Bay
Published May 14, 2025The labor market remains steady, but anticipated tariff impacts this summer may introduce new headwinds. As costs rise, employers who traditionally hire teens could pull back on summer hiring.Outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. predicts teens will gain...
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April 2025 Job Cuts Plunge, But DOGE Drives 2025 Layoffs to Pandemic-Era Highs
Published May 1, 2025U.S.-based employers announced 105,441 cuts in April, down 62% from the 275,240 job cuts in March. It is up 63% from the 64,789 cuts announced in the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and executive...
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Q1 Sees Record CEO Turnover; March 2025 Slows to 177 Exits; Fewer Women Named to CEO Role; Interim Appointments on the Rise
Published April 30, 2025The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 28% from 247 in February to 177 in March. It is down 2% from the 180 CEO exits that occurred in March 2024, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and...
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Federal Cuts Dominate March 2025 Total: 275,240 Announced Job Cuts, 216,670 from DOGE Actions
Published April 3, 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 275,240 job cuts in March, a 60% increase from the 172,017 cuts announced one month prior. It is up 205% from the 90,309 cuts announced in the same month in 2024, which was the highest monthly total recorded last...
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CEO Turnover Nearly Matches Monthly Record; 247 CEO Exits in February 2025
Published April 1, 2025 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 11% from 222 in January to 247 in February, the second-highest total for any month since Challenger began tracking CEO changes in 2002. It is virtually the same as the 248 CEO exits...
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