Layoffs Are Approaching 1.2 Million, the Worst Since the 2009 Great Recession

The data was provided by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday, and may partly explain the recent bitcoin downturn. Layoffs Climb to a Grim Milestone: Nearly 1.2 Millionand Counting A Chicago-based outplacement firm quietly announced a rather dire metric that appears to have largely gone unnoticed: American employers have laid off nearly []