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US DATA: Challenger Hiring Announcements Underwhelm In Key Month

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  • Challenger hiring announcements for September also tally with dovish implications from the layoff data.
  • September is by far the most important month for hiring announcements in these non-seasonally adjusted, and whilst the 404k sounds huge compared to 6k in Aug and the 80k accumulated through Jan-Aug, it disappoints compared to the 590k of Sep ’23 (-32% Y/Y).
  • It surpasses the 380k of Sep’22 although that was an unusual month which was followed by an uncharacteristically large 237k in October suggesting slightly different seasonal announcements that year.
  • For a pre-pandemic comparison, it’s smaller than the 460k of Sep’19 and 596k of Sep’18.
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  • Challenger hiring announcements for September also tally with dovish implications from the layoff data.
  • September is by far the most important month for hiring announcements in these non-seasonally adjusted, and whilst the 404k sounds huge compared to 6k in Aug and the 80k accumulated through Jan-Aug, it disappoints compared to the 590k of Sep ’23 (-32% Y/Y).
  • It surpasses the 380k of Sep’22 although that was an unusual month which was followed by an uncharacteristically large 237k in October suggesting slightly different seasonal announcements that year.
  • For a pre-pandemic comparison, it’s smaller than the 460k of Sep’19 and 596k of Sep’18.