Published November 9, 2022 The labor market remains tight as the nation enters the penultimate month of 2022, but signs of a slowdown are emerging, according to an analysis of non-seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by global outplacement and executive...
Published October 6, 2022 Job Cuts Surge 46% In September, Up 68% From Same Month Last Year U.S.-based employers announced 29,989 cuts in September, a 46.4% increase from the 20,485 cuts announced in August. It is 67.6% higher than the 17,898 cuts announced in the same month...
PUBLISHED September 19, 2022 In a still-tight labor market, 85% of companies are actively hiring, up from 81% in the spring of this year. Despite the need for workers, 53% of companies expect a recession and 31% are taking actions to prepare for a slowdown, according...
Leadership development and coaching has risen to a top offering in the post-pandemic workplace. Why is it so in demand? What does the highest performing talent want? Increasingly, the best talent demands executive and leadership coaching for professional development, especially in the post-pandemic workplace. Consistently, nearly...
Challenger April 2022 Job Cuts Report Published May 5, 2022 U.S.-based employers announced 24,286 cuts in April, a 14% increase from the 21,387 announced in March and up 6% from the 22,913 cuts announced in April 2021. It is the first time this year job cuts were...
Spring 2022 Challenger Survey Results Over a Third of Companies See a Drop in Productivity Due to Disengagement; Employee Mental Health a Concern Published April 14, 2022 Over three-quarters of employers report they are struggling to engage their employees, and 34% are seeing an actual cost to business...
PUBLISHED March 3, 2022 15,245 CUTS IN FEBRUARY U.S.-based employers announced 15,245 cuts in February, a 20% drop from the 19,064 cuts announced in January. Meanwhile, employers in the U.S. announced plans to hire 215,127 workers, the highest February total on record, according to a report released...
Vaccination Status + Resumes Published September 16, 2021 As companies await the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that will require workplaces with over 100 employees to get their workforce vaccinated or face weekly testing, hiring authorities are also planning what this means for their new...
2021 Seasonal Retail Hiring Outlook Published September 14, 2021 Few Large-scale Seasonal Hiring Announcements As Employers Worry About Finding Permanent Workers Ahead of the 2021 holiday season, retailers and other seasonal employers find themselves in the midst of a difficult labor shortage, raising wages and offering previously unheard-of benefits...
Job Cuts Fall To Lowest Monthly Total Since June 1997, Lowest YTD On Record Published September 2, 2021 U.S.-based employers announced 15,723 job cuts in August, down 17% from the 18,942 cuts announced in July. Last month’s total is the lowest since in June 1997, when...
