US DATA: Mar Challenger layoffs 41,528, -18% from in.

US DATA: Mar Challenger layoffs 41,528, -18% from 50,702 in Feb and
-39% YOY. Employers have announced 130,749 job cuts through Q1, -28% YOY
and the lowest Q1 total since 1995. Pharma and autos have fewer cuts,
but “the public sector dominated monthly job cuts, accounting for 19,099
or 46 percent of all March layoffs. The 19,099 planned job cuts
announced by government and non-profit organizations increased 17
percent from 16,380 in February.”