Published on: May 3, 2017 The pace of downsizing decreased in April, as US-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 36,602 during the month, according to the latest report released Thursday from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The April figure represents a 15 percent decrease from...
Published on: Apr 5, 2017 Job cuts announced by US-based employers rose 17 percent from the February total of 36,957 to 43,310 in March, according to the latest report on monthly job cuts released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. March announcements are 2...
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...
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,...
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...
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. Read more Related...
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...
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...
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...
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...
