US Job Market as I have warned for over a year (Patreon)
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US layoffs jumped by 160,000 in September, to 1.83 million, the second-highest in 4 years.
Monthly layoffs have increased by 540,000, or 42%, over the last three years as the labor market has slowed.
As a result, the layoff rate, measuring the number of layoffs as a % of total employment, rose to 1.2%, the highest since December 2020.
Meanwhile, private sector layoffs spiked to 1.78 million, the highest in ~4 years. AI and BOTS have not even hit yet!
Further evidence of a weakening labor market. Layoffs at recession-proof businesses are underway.
• Walmart has laid off thousands already this year.
• McDonald's is planning mass corporate layoffs.
Two of America's largest private employers are laying off more people than in the early stages of 2008.
Remember This? Well things are now looking worse and the market is reacting:
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