Published September 19, 2023 Holiday Season 2023 As the 2023 holiday season kicks off, the labor market is starting to cool and employers are hiring at a slower clip. As labor costs and interest rates rise, seasonal employers may rein in their typical hiring sprees, as both...
Published December 22, 2022 The year-end bonus is a tradition for many employers, but this year, companies are taking a more cautious approach, according to survey results released Thursday from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. In the Challenger Holiday...
Published December 7, 2022 New Seasonal Retail Jobs Fall Below 2021 Levels As job cuts rise and economic softness looms, the number of seasonal jobs added in Retail has fallen to the lowest level for November since 2008, according to an analysis of non-seasonally adjusted data from...
Published November 17, 2022 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 4% from the 74 in September to 71 in October. October’s total is down 50% from the 142 CEOs who left their posts in October 2021, according to a report released Thursday by...
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 22, 2022 Labor Shortage an Issue for Seasonal Hiring, But Recession Fears May Limit Need As the 2022 holiday season kicks off, seasonal employers are grappling with possibly falling consumer demand for the holidays, as planned rate increases, inflation, and potential recession fears take hold....
2021 Seasonal Hiring Final Report Published January 11, 2022 Retailers Added 7% Fewer Holiday Hires Despite record need and high demand, companies in Retail added 7% fewer seasonal jobs and those in Transportation and Warehousing added .14% fewer seasonal jobs this year compared to 2020, according to an...
2021 Seasonal Retail Hiring Update RETAILERS, TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING CONTINUE TO ADD FEWER SEASONAL JOBS THAN IN 2020 Published December 14, 2021 Companies in Retail have added 7.5% fewer seasonal jobs and those in Transportation and Warehousing have added 8.4% fewer seasonal jobs this year compared to 2020,...
Published November 16, 2021 Challenger October 2021 Seasonal Hiring Update Despite over 940,000 hiring announcements from companies that need seasonal workers this year, the highest since Challenger began tracking in 2012, Retail seasonal hiring fell 9% from last October, and seasonal Transportation & Warehousing hiring fell 17%...
