So far this year, employers have announced plans to cut 369,832 jobs, a 35.8% increase from the 272,301 cuts announced in the first seven months of last year. It is the highest seven-month total since 2015, when 393,368 cuts were announced.
- 2019 July Job Cut Report: 38,845 Cuts in July Led by Transportation, Industrial, Energy, Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc
Introduction
Total commercial chapter 11 filings during the first six months of the year (Jan. 1-June 30) increased 5 percent to 2,854 from the 2,716 total filings during the same period in 2018.