06 Jul 2016 June Job Cuts: 38,536 in June Contribute to 313,754 Total Cuts This Year
Employers announced plans to cut payrolls by 38,536 jobs in June, an increase from May, but still well below the 12-month average and indicative of a positive employment environment, according to the report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The June...
01 Jun May 2016 Job Cuts Fall to Five-Month Low to 30,157
The number of job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers fell sharply in May, with a total of 30,157 planned workforce reductions recorded during the month, according to the latest report released Thursday from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The May total was 53...
04 May 2016 April Job Cut Report: Job Cuts Jump to 65K
More Than 250,000 Cuts in 2016; Most Since 2009 Published May 4, 2016 The pace of downsizing increased in April, as US-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 65,141 during the month, according to the latest report released Thursday from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The...
30 Mar 2016 March Job Cut Report: Monthly Cuts Fall, Quarterly Total Up 29 Percent
MONTHLY JOB CUTS FALL IN MARCH, Q1 TOTAL UP 29%Heavy Layoffs in Energy and Retail Drive IncreaseWe revised energy cuts down 4,000 in March.The total was 29% lower than the previous month Job cuts declined for the second consecutive month in March, as US-based employers announced...
03 Mar February 2016 Job Cuts Fall by 18%
February Job Cuts Fall 18% Published March 3, 2016 After surging to a six-month high to begin the new year, downsizing slowed in February, as US-based employers announced 61,599 job cuts during the month, 18 percent fewer than the 75,114 in January, according to a report released...
03 Feb 2016 January Job Cut Report: Monthly Announcements Surge 218% to 75,114
MONTHLY JOB CUTS SURGE 218% TO 75,114 IN JANUARYHeavy Layoffs in Energy and Retail Drive Increase Heavy downsizing in the retail and energy sectors pushed monthly job cut announcements to their highest level since last summer, according to the latest report on monthly job cuts released...
20 Jan Tech Sector Shed Over 79K in 2015, 13 Percent of All Cuts
After reaching a five-year high in 2014, job cuts announced by employers in the U.S. technology sector declined 21 percent in 2015, according to a new analysis of layoff data by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Employers in the...
06 Jan 2015 December Job Cuts Report: 23,622 Lowest Monthly Total in 15 Years
Fewest monthly job cuts in more than 15 years Lowest December total on record Q4 total lowest quarterly total since Q3 2012 A strong economy, coupled with what appears to be a growing reluctance to announce layoffs during the holidays, contributed to December experiencing the lowest number of...
02 Dec 2015 November Job Cut Report: 30,953 Cuts Lowest in 14 Months
After a four-month stretch that saw more than a quarter of a million job cuts announced by U.S.-based firms, planned layoffs in November fell to the lowest level in more than a year, according to the report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray...