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.

Most recent - Thursday 31 July 2025 11:30

Previous
47.999K
Actual
62.075K

Next event - Thursday 4 September 2025 11:30

Previous
-
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

Trading range

Announcement history

The most recent announced value for Challenger Job Cuts was 62.075K.

Past events

Date
Actual
Thursday 31 July 2025 11:30
62.075K
Wednesday 2 July 2025 11:30
47.999K
Thursday 5 June 2025 11:30
93.816K
Thursday 1 May 2025 11:30
105.441K
Thursday 3 April 2025 11:30
275.24K
Thursday 6 March 2025 12:30
172.017K
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

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:

PreviousLatest
ISM Services Employment IndexBearish change47.246.4
ISM Services New Orders IndexBearish change51.350.3
ISM Services PMIBearish change50.850.1
ISM Services Prices PaidBullish change67.569.9
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change54.655.1
Factory Orders (MoM)Bearish change8.3%-4.8%
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change58.657.7
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change61.861.7
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBullish change4.4%4.5%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBearish change3.6%3.4%
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBearish change4543.4
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBullish change46.447.1
ISM Manufacturing PMIBearish change4948
ISM Manufacturing Prices PaidBearish change69.764.8
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bullish change3.8%3.9%
Labor Force Participation RateBearish change62.3%62.2%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change14K73K
U6 Underemployment RateBearish change7.7%7.9%
Unemployment RateBearish change4.1%4.2%
Chicago PMIBullish change40.447.1
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)(no change)2.8%2.8%
Employment Cost Index(no change)0.9%0.9%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change217K218K
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.4%2.6%
Personal Income (MoM)Bullish change-0.4%0.3%
Personal SpendingBullish change0%0.3%
Fed Interest Rate Decision(no change)4.5%4.5%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bearish change1.8%-0.8%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bearish change3.5%2.5%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBullish change-0.5%3%
Gross Domestic Product Price IndexBearish change3.8%2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bearish change3.7%2.1%
ADP Employment ChangeBullish change-23K104K
JOLTS Job OpeningsBearish change7.771M7.437M
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bullish change-0.3%-0.2%
Durable Goods OrdersBearish change16.5%-9.3%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBearish change15.7%-9.4%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBearish change0.6%0.2%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBearish change2%-0.7%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-11.6%0.6%
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change52.954.6
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change5249.5
S&P Global Services PMIBullish change52.955.2
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change221K217K
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change1%-2.7%

About Challenger Job Cuts

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