The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which tracks layoffs by industry and time period said that in October planned layoffs were down from September and nationwide year-to-date are down compared to last year at this time.
September’s layoff numbers were 100,000 and October’s dropped to 69,000. YTD we’re at 708,000 layoffs compared to 864,000 last year.
Retailing and the auto industry continue to lead in layoffs.
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