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U.S. Challenger Job Cuts

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Apr 04, 2024

Actual

90.309K

84.638K

Challenger Job Cuts, released by Challenger, Grey & Christmas monthly, provides information on the number of announced corporate layoffs by industry and region. The report is an indicator used by investors to determine the strength of the labor market. A lower than expected number should be taken as positive to the USD, while a higher than expected number as negative

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Source: Challenger, Gray, & Christmas

Release Date	Time	Actual	Previous
May 02, 2024 (Apr)	07:30		90.309K
Apr 04, 2024 (Mar)	07:30	90.309K	84.638K
Mar 07, 2024 (Feb)	08:30	84.638K	82.307K
Feb 01, 2024 (Jan)	08:30	82.307K	34.817K
Jan 04, 2024 (Dec)	08:30	34.817K	45.510K
Dec 07, 2023 (Nov)	08:30	45.510K	36.836K

News

Job cuts rose 319% YoY in March, highest Q1 since 2020 - Report By Investing.com - Apr 06, 2023 2

By Senad Karaahmetovic U.S. employers announced nearly 90,000 job cuts in March, which is up about 15% compared to February, according to the report published by Challenger, Gray & Christmas,...

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By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time rose to a 10-week high last week, a sign that the labor market may be losing its ability to...

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mg bishton Jun 04, 2020 9:09AM ET

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How does almost 400,000 more job cuts in May the month of the "great reopening" not completely freak out the markets?

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Looking at historical data I think... the numbers will be around 40+

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