The new Challenger CareerSuite brings an AI Career Assistant, Career Insights, smarter job search and networking tools together, with your coach guiding every step....
Career Insights in Challenger CareerSuite uses real job market data to show where your skills fit, which roles to target and how to close skill gaps....
Answers about the updated Challenger CareerSuite: your login, your saved work, Career Insights, the AI Career Assistant, privacy, your coach and where to get help....
U.S. employers announced 43,994 job cuts in October, the lowest October total since 2023 and down 71% from a year earlier. Seasonal hiring plans through October rose 26%, led by Amazon’s record announcement, while market and economic conditions overtook AI as the leading reason for...
September’s total is the lowest monthly count of 2026 and the lowest for the month of September since 2022, when 74 CEO exits were recorded. It is the lowest monthly total since October 2025, when 110 CEO exits were recorded....
U.S. employers announced plans to cut 43,281 jobs in September, down 18% from the previous month. Weak seasonal hiring plans means YTD hiring is up just 3% over 2025....
Outplacement gets budgeted as a cost. See a real, worked example of the categories behind its ROI, and how to calculate the number for your own company....
U.S. employers announced 45,849 job cuts in June, down 53% from May. AI remained the leading reason for workforce reductions for the fourth straight month....
Job cuts rose to 97,006 in May, the highest total for the month since 2020, as employers continued restructuring efforts amid rapid AI adoption. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, AI led layoff reasons for the third consecutive month, while merger, acquisition, and bankruptcy-related cuts...
Layoffs rise again in April, but year-to-date cuts are down 50%. Hiring continues to run lower than last year's levels. The "low fire, low hire" environment continues. ...
