02 Apr Challenger Report: March Cuts Rise 25% From February, AI Leads Reasons
Layoff plans by US-based employers rose in March on Tech cuts. Hiring plans ticked up, with many coming for seasonal employment. ...
05 Mar Challenger Report: February Cuts Plunge, YTD Hiring Falls 56%
Layoff plans by US-based employers plunged in February, while hiring plans remained muted. The Iran War will likely impact jobs in Q1 as oil prices spike and supply chains are disrupted....
21 Jan 2024 Seasonal Retail Hiring Report: Largest December Retail Hiring Spree Since 2014; Overall Hiring Virtually Unchanged From Last Year, Transportation & Warehousing Falls 9.7%
Published January 20, 2025 Retail seasonal hiring in December reached the highest level for that month in a decade, as late-season demand added 148,400 positions, according to an analysis by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., using non-seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). [caption...
09 Jan Job Cuts Rise 5.5% Over Last Year; 38,792 in December 2024
Published January 9, 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 38,792 cuts in December, a 33% decrease from the 57,727 cuts announced one month prior. It is up 11% from the 34,817 cuts announced in the last month of 2023, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement...
18 Dec Hiring Explodes in November 2024, but Falls Behind Last Season
Published December 18, 2024 2024 Seasonal Retail Hiring Update Seasonal employers are in the thick of the holiday season, and November is typically the month with the highest seasonal hiring. Though seasonal Retail numbers were revised up for October, November’s total is down 5% from the same...
11 Nov Hurricanes Stymie Seasonal Hiring? Lowest Seasonal Retail Hiring in October Since 2018, According to BLS Data
Published November 11, 2024 2024 Seasonal Retail Hiring Update Despite seasonal hiring announcements from both Retail and Transportation companies reaching the highest levels since 2021, actual job additions in both sectors for October were at their lowest point since before the pandemic, according to an analysis by...
19 Sep 2024 Seasonal Retail Hiring Outlook: Strong Hiring Announcements Kick Off the Season in September as Labor Market Cools
Published September 19, 2024 Job postings for seasonal employment at U.S. employers have begun to appear online and some companies have made large-scale seasonal announcements. Inflation is cooling, as are the labor market and consumer spending, but Retailers appear to be ramping up for a strong...
10 Jan 2023 Seasonal Hiring Final Report: Retailers Staff Up For Solid Holiday Shopping Season, Transportation/Warehousing Employment Falls YOY
Published January 10, 2024 U.S. Retailers Staff Up in December for Solid Holiday U.S. Retailers added 119,700 jobs in December, marking a slight increase from the 102,400 jobs added in the same month of the previous year. This brings the total for the season to 564,200, an...
09 Nov 2023 Seasonal Retail Hiring Update: Cautious and Optimistic Retailers Add 3% More Jobs, Transportation/Warehousing Jobs Fall 27% From Last Year
Published November 9, 2023 Cautious and Optimistic Retailers Add 3% More Jobs Retailers approach October cautiously, but optimistically, adding 147,800 positions, a 3% increase from the 143,700 added in October 2022. Meanwhile, Transportation and Warehousing companies added 27% fewer workers in October than the same month last...
19 Sep Seasonal Hiring Sept 2023 Outlook: Will Labor Costs And Consumer Confidence Crash The Holiday Hiring Season?
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...