India, Feb. 6 -- Employers in the U.S. slashed more jobs in January compared to December, but the figure was the lowest recorded for the month in three years, the latest monthly report from the global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc showed on Thursday.
The Challenger report showed that 49,795 jobs were cut in January, up 28 percent from the 38,792 announced in December. However, the figure was 40 percent less than the 82,307 cuts announced in January 2024.
This is the lowest January job cut total since 2022, when 19,064 cuts were recorded for the month, which was also a record low for the month.
"January was relatively quiet in terms of job cut announcements," Andrew Challenger, sen...