Challenger Job Cuts

Challenger Job Cuts, released by Challenger, Grey & Christmas monthly, provides information on the number of announced corporate layoffs by industry and region. The report is an indicator used by investors to determine the strength of the labor market.

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Most recent - Thursday 6 February 2025 12:30

38.792K

Actual

49.795K

Next event - Thursday 6 March 2025 12:30

49.795K

Actual

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

Trading range

Announcement history

The most recent announced value for Challenger Job Cuts was 49.795K.

Past events

Date

Actual

Thursday 6 February 2025 12:30

49.795K

Thursday 9 January 2025 12:30

38.792K

Thursday 5 December 2024 12:30

57.727K

Thursday 31 October 2024 11:30

55.597K

Thursday 3 October 2024 11:30

72.821K

Thursday 5 September 2024 11:30

75.891K

Thursday 1 August 2024 11:30

25.885K

Wednesday 3 July 2024 11:30

48.786K

Thursday 6 June 2024 11:30

63.816K

Thursday 2 May 2024 11:30

64.789K

Thursday 4 April 2024 11:30

90.309K

Thursday 7 March 2024 12:30

84.638K

Thursday 1 February 2024 12:30

82.307K

Thursday 4 January 2024 12:30

34.817K

Thursday 7 December 2023 12:30

45.51K

Thursday 2 November 2023 11:30

36.836K

Thursday 5 October 2023 11:30

47.457K

Thursday 31 August 2023 11:30

75.151K

Thursday 3 August 2023 11:30

23.697K

Thursday 6 July 2023 11:30

40.709K

Thursday 1 June 2023 11:30

80.089K

Thursday 4 May 2023 11:30

66.995K

Thursday 6 April 2023 11:30

89.703K

Thursday 9 March 2023 12:30

77.77K

Thursday 2 February 2023 12:30

102.943K

Thursday 5 January 2023 12:30

43.651K

Thursday 1 December 2022 12:30

76.835K

Thursday 3 November 2022 11:30

33.843K

Thursday 6 October 2022 11:30

29.989K

Thursday 1 September 2022 11:30

20.485K

Thursday 4 August 2022 11:30

25.81K

Thursday 7 July 2022 11:30

32.517K

Thursday 2 June 2022 11:30

20.712K

Thursday 5 May 2022 11:30

24.286K

Thursday 31 March 2022 11:30

21.387K

Thursday 3 March 2022 12:30

15.245K

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Challenger Job Cuts result:

		Previous	Latest
Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index	Bullish change	39.5	45.5
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	2.9%	2.6%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.3%	0.3%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	2.6%	2.5%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.9%
Personal Spending	Bearish change	0.8%	-0.2%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	-4.1%	-4.6%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	Bullish change	2.5%	2.7%
Durable Goods Orders	Bullish change	-1.8%	3.1%
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense	Bullish change	-1.8%	3.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation	Bearish change	0.1%	0%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	(no change)	2.3%	2.3%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	Bullish change	2.2%	2.4%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	220K	242K
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft	Bullish change	0.4%	0.8%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	Bullish change	2.3%	2.4%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	8.1%	-10.5%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	2.9%	-4.9%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	67.8	64.7
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bullish change	3.3%	3.5%
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bearish change	52.7	50.4
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	51.2	51.6
S&P Global Services PMI	Bearish change	52.9	49.7
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	214K	219K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bearish change	44.3	18.1
Building Permits (MoM)	Bullish change	1.482M	1.483M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bearish change	1.515M	1.366M
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bullish change	-12.6	5.7

About Challenger Job Cuts

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	Challenger, Grey & Christmas, Inc.
Category:	Labor Market
Frequency:	Monthly

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Calendar - Challenger Job Cuts - United States

Challenger Job Cuts

Most recent - Thursday 6 February 2025 12:30

Next event - Thursday 6 March 2025 12:30

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