http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-02-04/starting-2016-bang-challenger-reports-highest-january-layoffs-2009 |
"In the first month of 2016, US-based employers reported 75,114 planned job cuts. Not only was this a 218% increase from the 23,622 in December, it was 42% higher than the same month a year ago, when employers announced 50,041 job cuts."