Published on: Mar 8, 2017 The shortest month of the year saw a decline in layoff announcements, as US-employers announced plans to cut 36,957 jobs in February, 19 percent fewer than the 45,934 cuts announced in January, according to the latest report from global outplacement and executive...
After falling 21 percent in 2015, job cuts announced by employers in the U.S. technology sector increased by the same amount in 2016, according to a new analysis of layoff data by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Employers in...
Published on: Feb 2, 2017 The new year started with an increase in corporate downsizing, as the nation’s employers announced plans to cut payrolls by 45,934 in January, according to the latest report on monthly job cuts released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas,...
Original Article "Workers have good reason for concern. Few firms train workers to stay ahead of technological change. A report featured on Careerbuilder.com claims companies spend more on coffee than worker training! Though 553,000 U.S. technology job postings remain 'open' in the fall of 2016, American...
Published on: Jan 10, 2017 On the news that Macy’s is shuttering 68 stores and cutting 10,000 workers and Limited is closing all 250 locations impacting 4,000 workers, a new report released Tuesday further indicates the industry’s inexorable shift to online. Retail clocked the fewest holiday job gains...
The pace of downsizing ticked up slightly to close out 2016, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to shed 33,627 jobs from payrolls in December, according to the report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. December job cuts were up 25 percent...
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...
The pace of downsizing fell to the lowest level of the year in November, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to shed 26,936 workers from payrolls during the month, according to the report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. November job cuts...
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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...
