Based information tracked through news reports and
public announcements of companies' job cut plans
by Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.
Total % Chg From % Chg From
Month Index Month Ago Year Ago
-2014- YTD 246,034 ---- NA
Jun 14 31,434 -40.6 -20.2
May 14 52,961 31.4 45.5
Apr 14 40,298 17.1 5.7
Mar 14 34,399 -17.8 -30.2
Feb 14 41,835 -7.3 -24.4
Jan 14 45,107 47.3 11.6
-2013- YTD 509,051 ---- NA
Dec 13 30,623 -94.1 -42.7
Nov 13 45,314 -0.9 -20.6
Oct 13 45,730 13.5 -4.2
Sep 13 40,289 -20.2 19.1
Aug 13 50,462 33.8 56.5
Jul 13 37,701 -4.2 2.3
Jun 13 39,372 8.2 4.8
May 13 36,398 -4.5 -41.2
Apr 13 38,121 -22.6 -6.0
Mar 13 49,255 -11.0 30.0
Feb 13 55,356 36.9 7.0
Jan 13 40,430 24.2 -24.4
-2012- YTD 523,362 ---- NA
Dec 12 32,556 -94.6 -15.5
Nov 12 57,081 19.6 34.4
Oct 12 47,724 41.1 11.6
Sep 12 33,816 4.9 -70.8
Aug 12 32,239 -12.5 -36.9
Jul 12 36,855 -1.9 -44.5
Jun 12 37,551 -39.3 -9.4
May 12 61,887 52.6 66.7
Apr 12 40,559 7.1 11.2
Mar 12 37,880 -26.8 -8.8
Feb 12 51,728 -3.3 2.0
Jan 12 53,486 28.0 38.9
-2011- YTD 606,082 ---- NA
Dec 11 41,785 -92.1 -41.5
Nov 11 42,474 -0.7 -12.8
Oct 11 42,759 -63.1 12.6
Sep 11 115,730 126.4 211.5
Aug 11 51,114 -23.0 47.0
Jul 11 66,414 60.3 59.4
Jun 11 41,432 11.6 5.3
May 11 37,135 1.8 -4.3
Apr 11 36,490 -12.1 -4.8
Mar 11 41,528 -18.1 -38.6
Feb 11 50,702 31.6 20.5
Jan 11 38,519 20.4 -46.1
-2010- YTD 529,973 ---- NA
Dec 10 32,004 -34.3 -29.0
Nov 10 48,711 28.2 -3.3
Oct 10 37,986 2.2 -31.8
Sep 10 37,151 6.9 -44.1
Aug 10 34,768 -16.6 -54.5
Jul 10 41,676 5.9 -57.2
Jun 10 39,358 1.4 -47.1
May 10 38,810 1.3 -65.1
Apr 10 38,326 -43.3 -71.1
Mar 10 67,611 60.6 -55.0
Feb 10 42,090 -41.1 -77.4
Jan 10 71,482 58.5 -70.4
-2009- YTD 1,288,030 ---- NA
Dec 09 45,094 -10.4 -72.9
Nov 09 50,349 -9.6 -72.3
Oct 09 55,679 -16.2 -50.7
Sep 09 66,404 -13.1 -30.2
Aug 09 76,456 -21.5 -13.8
Jul 09 97,373 30.9 -5.7
Jun 09 74,393 -33.1 -9.0
May 09 111,182 -16.1 7.4
Apr 09 132,590 -11.8 47.3
Mar 09 150,411 -19.3 180.7
Feb 09 186,350 -22.9 158.5
Jan 09 241,749 45.3 222.4
-2008- YTD 1,223,993 ---- NA
Dec 08 166,348 -8.4 274.5
Nov 08 181,671 60.9 148.4
Oct 08 112,884 18.7 78.9
Sep 08 95,094 7.2 32.6
Aug 08 88,736 -14.1 11.7
Jul 08 103,312 26.4 140.8
Jun 08 81,755 -21.0 46.7
May 08 103,522 15.0 45.6
Apr 08 90,015 68.0 27.4
Mar 08 53,579 -25.7 9.4
Feb 08 72,091 -3.9 -14.2
Jan 08 74,986 68.8 19.1
-2007- YTD 768,264 ---- NA
Dec 07 44,416 -39.3 -18.7
Nov 07 73,140 15.9 -4.7
Oct 07 63,114 -12.0 -8.8
Sep 07 71,739 -9.7 -28.5
Aug 07 79,459 85.2 21.7
Jul 07 42,897 -23.0 15.4
Jun 07 55,726 -21.6 -17.0
May 07 71,115 0.6 32.4
Apr 07 70,672 44.2 18.4
Mar 07 48,997 -41.7 -15.3
Feb 07 84,014 33.4 -3.9
Jan 07 62,975 15.2 -39.1
-2006- YTD 701,292 ---- NA
Dec 06 54,643 -28.8 -49.3
Nov 06 76,773 11.0 -22.7
Oct 06 69,177 -31.0 -14.9
Sep 06 100,315 53.7 39.6
Aug 06 65,278 75.6 -7.5
Jul 06 37,178 -44.7 -63.9
Jun 06 67,176 25.1 -39.5
May 06 53,716 -10.0 -34.7
Apr 06 59,688 3.2 3.2
Mar 06 57,861 -33.8 31.0
Feb 06 87,437 -15.5 1.2
Jan 06 103,466 -4.0 12.0
-2005- YTD 1,007,819 ---- NA
Dec 05 107,822 8.6 -1.3
Nov 05 99,279 22.1 -5.0
Oct 05 81,301 13.2 -20.2
Sep 05 71,836 1.8 -33.4
Aug 05 70,571 -31.5 -4.8
Jul 05 102,971 -7.2 48.0
Jun 05 110,996 34.9 72.5
May 05 82,283 42.2 12.2
Apr 05 57,861 31.0 -19.8
Mar 05 44,152 -48.9 -35.1
Feb 05 86,396 -6.4 11.8
Jan 05 92,351 -15.5 -21.4
-2004- 1,039,935 ---- -15.9
Dec 04 109,245 4.5 17.4
Nov 04 104,530 2.6 5.1
Oct 04 101,840 -5.6 -40.7
Sep 04 107,863 45.5 41.0
Aug 04 74,150 6.6 -7.2
Jul 04 69,572 8.1 -18.3
Jun 04 64,343 -12.3 7.8
May 04 73,368 1.6 6.9
Apr 04 72,184 6.1 -50.7
Mar 04 68,034 -11.9 -20.3
Feb 04 77,250 -34.3 -44.1
Jan 04 117,556 26.4 -11.1
-2003- 1,236,426 ---- -15.7
Dec 03 93,020 -6.5 0.1
Nov 03 99,452 -42.1 -36.9
Oct 03 171,874 124.7 -2.3
Sep 03 76,506 -4.3 9.2
Aug 03 79,925 -6.1 -32.3
Jul 03 85,117 42.5 5.1
Jun 03 59,715 -13.0 -37.0
May 03 68,623 -53.1 -19.2
Apr 03 146,399 71.4 1057.4
Mar 03 85,396 -38.2 -16.5
Feb 03 138,177 4.5 7.9
Jan 03 132,222 42.3 -46.8
-2002- 1,466,823 ---- -25.0
Dec 02 92,917 -41.0 -42.5
Nov 02 157,508 -10.5 -13.2
Oct 02 176,010 151.2 -27.3
Sep 02 70,057 -40.7 -71.8
Aug 02 118,067 45.8 -15.7
Jul 02 80,966 -14.6 -60.7
Jun 02 94,766 11.5 -24.1
May 02 84,978 571.8 6.0
Apr 02 12,649 -87.6 -92.4
Mar 02 102,315 -20.1 -37.2
Feb 02 128,115 -48.4 25.9
Jan 02 248,475 53.8 74.7
-2001- 1,956,876 ---- NA
Dec 01 161,584 -10.9 NA
Nov 01 181,412 -25.1 NA
Oct 01 242,192 -2.5 NA
Sep 01 248,332 77.4 NA
Aug 01 140,019 -32.0 NA
Jul 01 205,975 65.0 NA
Jun 01 124,852 55.8 NA
May 01 80,140 -51.6 NA
Apr 01 165,564 1.7 NA
Mar 01 162,867 60.1 NA
Feb 01 101,731 -28.5 NA
Jan 01 142,208 ---- NA
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