Just prior to the release of the US non-farm payroll numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics later today, I thought it would be useful to take a look at this data series from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc, a major outplacement company in the United States.
As we can see, during the last four quarters the number of job cuts announced by US corporations has reached low levels not seen since 2000 and even lower than during the 2002-07 expansion. This suggests that US corporations may have cut back workforce numbers as far as possible without impacting upon productivity and output levels. If this is the case, then it may be a positive signal for the future, as net jobs created should be boosted be a lack of jobs lost.
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Posted in: Economy, My Thoughts
Posted on 04/02/2011
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