Challenger Seasonal Hiring Update Published DECEMBER 12, 2016 Retailers added fewer workers through the first two-thirds of the typical holiday hiring period, according to an analysis of employment data by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed...
VP Andy Challenger is back to discuss our November Job Cut Report (very positive), why more companies are avoiding layoffs around the holidays (social media, perhaps?), and how Amazon is using tech to train workers fast, based on this WSJ report. Subscribe on iTunes or find...
While Black Friday is just one week away and most retailers have completed their hiring of temporary seasonal workers, those getting a late or slow start on their holiday job search should not throw in the towel, just yet, according to one employment authority. “It is...
Subscribe on iTunes Here! Join VP Andy Challenger and Colleen Madden Blumenfeld as they talk about the economy on this election day. Has the election impacted jobs and workers? PLUS who's hiring for the holidays, who's giving out cash vs non-cash bonuses (and what are they...
Published November 7, 2016 Despite large-scale hiring announcements from numerous major retailers, the number of October employment gains in the sector declined 21-percent from a year ago to 154,600. That was the fewest job gains to kick off the holiday hiring season since 2012, according to an...
We talk to VP Andy Challenger about the election, holiday hiring, on-site childcare, and quits rate on this episode of The Challenger Podcast! Subscribe on iTunes! Andy Challenger on LinkedIn Andy Challenger on Twitter RELATED NEWS 94% of Workers are Talking Politics at Work WATCH: CEO John Challenger on WTTW Seasonal...
Monthly job cuts increased to close out the third quarter, as employers announced plans to shed 44,324 workers from the payrolls in September, according to the report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Last month’s total was 38 percent higher than...
Published on: Sep 13, 2016 Target was the first major retailer to reveal its national holiday hiring plans, announcing Monday that it will add nearly 70,000 extra workers in its stores this year. That represents just under 10 percent of the more than 700,000 retail job gains...
Published on: Jan 13, 2016 Once again, after getting off to a strong start in October, holiday hiring among retailers fizzled in November and December. Overall, seasonal employment gains were 1.2 percent lower than in 2014, making it the second consecutive year in which holiday hires declined. Retail...
November Retail Hiring Falls To 4-year Low Published December 8, 2015 Retailers Add 394,100 In November, 5% Fewer Than A Year Ago After adding a record number of workers in October, the pace of hiring among the nation’s retailers dropped to a four-year low in November, according to an...
