Details from the April 2017 US Challenger layoffs report 4 May 2017
y/y change -42.9% vs -2.0% prior
"Although restructuring in the retail sector continues to shed jobs, we aren't seeing the wide scale layoffs in other sectors, like energy or tech," said John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
The retail sector had the most cuts in April.
US Challenger layoffs y/y change
