#Job cuts in media topped 30,000 in 2020

#Job cuts in media topped 30,000 in 2020

“#Job cuts in media topped 30,000 in 2020” The media industry was racked by a record 30,711 job cuts in 2020 — a stunning increase of 201 percent from the year earlier when 10,201 jobs were lost. The figures, which were rolled out Thursday by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, included jobs data from…

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#803,000 filed amid COVID-19 surge

#803,000 filed amid COVID-19 surge

“#803,000 filed amid COVID-19 surge” American workers filed 803,000 applications for jobless benefits last week, an unexpected decrease as the coronavirus kept the labor market under pressure, the feds said Wednesday. The latest batch of initial jobless claims brought the total reported during the COVID-19 pandemic to about 72.2 million — equivalent to roughly 45 percent…

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#Southwest issues layoff warnings to 6,828 employees

#Southwest issues layoff warnings to 6,828 employees

“#Southwest issues layoff warnings to 6,828 employees” Southwest Airlines said on Thursday it had issued notices to 6,828 employees warning them that they could be furloughed, amid a slump in demand for air travel due to the coronavirus crisis. The involuntary furloughs will happen on March 15 or April 1, unless Southwest reaches cost-saving agreements or the government…

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#WarnerMedia begins ‘painful’ but ‘critical’ wave of layoffs

#WarnerMedia begins ‘painful’ but ‘critical’ wave of layoffs

“#WarnerMedia begins ‘painful’ but ‘critical’ wave of layoffs” HBO owner WarnerMedia has kicked off a significant round of layoffs as the company battles steep financial losses related to the pandemic. WarnerMedia chief executive Jason Kilar emailed staffers Tuesday morning, calling the layoffs “painful” but “critical” to the division’s health. Although he did not say how…

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