2015 on track to be worst year for layoffs since 2009

[onehandle]

Layoffs fell in November — but not enough to knock 2015 off course from being the worst year for job cuts in six years, according to consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

U.S. employers announced planned layoffs of 30,953 workers last month, significantly fewer than the 50,504 job cuts announced in October and also less than the 35,940 in November 2014. But those relatively positive results follow four bad months in which 256,263 job cuts were announced.

Oil and other energy industry jobs have accounted for the largest slice of the cuts. Government and retail also saw significant layoffs.

So far this year, 574,888 jobs cuts have been detailed nationwide, the worst result since 2009, when 1.27 million cuts were announced.

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/jobs/2015_on_track_to_be_worst_year_for_layoffs_since_2009.html

[truedelphi]

1. Think it is bad now - just wait for the smart cars and trucks to hit the road, and

All the delivery jobs are gone.

Over 250 million people world wide could be laid off, should the smart driving vehicles be on our roads.

The head guy at Uber says he can't wait to make the switch!

[Adrahil]

2. Smart cars and trucks are actually going to take a long time to become practical....

So anyone in that industy has time to learn a skill less easily replicated by a machine.

We may all be on the chopping block eventually, but some jobs are more secure than others.

[bigwillq]

3. My job just had massive layoffs

Fortunately I still have a job.

It's a mess in this country. Tough times.

[mmonk]

4. And the band played on.

[whatthehey]

5. Scale

About 5 million people lose or leave jobs every month in the US.

And a slightly larger number start new jobs every month.

575,000 then is about 3.5 days worth of job churn.

[Godhumor]

6. No surprise. The oil industry is volatile

With prices where they are, oil companies are going to trim staff and slow production.