Mass Layoffs

By Kim Bhasin The layoffs at Time Inc. have begun. Everyone knew they were coming and employees have been awaiting to learn their fate for months now. About 6 percent of Time's 8,000 person staff will be cut -- that's around 500 employees. "Time Inc. made deep staff cuts back in 2008 and 2009," wrote ...

In the lead-up to this election, several CEOs sent email blasts to their staff, urging them to vote for Mitt Romney or brace for a bloodbath of layoffs. But with Barack Obama now president for another four years, will these employers or others follow through on their warnings? Fox News thinks so, announcing ...

Even though the national unemployment rate dropped from 9.4 percent to 9 percent in January, the number of mass layoffs increased. Employers took 1,534 mass layoff actions last month involving 149,799 workers, according to the most recent numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A "mass layoff" ...

Currently unemployment news is all over the map, with some being positive and others being negative. According to the latest reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of mass layoffs in December was down to its lowest level in almost three years. On the other hand, there were more initial claims ...

The latest mass layoff numbers were just released by the U.S. government's Bureau of Labor Statistics, and believe it or not, they're actually somewhat positive. Now keep in mind that a mass layoff is defined by 50 or more workers being released from the same company. Still, the number of mass layoff events in ...