The Housing Chronicles Blog: July planned job cuts fall to lowest level of 2018, but YTD cuts still up 6.7 percent from 2017

Thursday, August 2, 2018

July planned job cuts fall to lowest level of 2018, but YTD cuts still up 6.7 percent from 2017

U.S.-based employers announced plans to cut 27,122 workers from payrolls during July, down both 27.1 percent from June and 4.2 percent year-on-year.  Although July's total was the lowest of the year, YTD job cuts are still up 6.7 percent from 2017. Still, nearly 90 percent of companies polled are in hiring or retention mode.

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