Employers announced 41,186 layoffs last month. While the tally ticked down on a month-to-month basis, the figure represented a 2.9% increase in job reductions from the same period last year. August marked the seventh month this year during which companies cut more jobs than they did a year ago. http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/03/us-employers-plan-41186-job-cuts-in-august-challenger.html
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Memories are short, look at November 2008 and the next several months. 700,000 layoffs a month. The current job market is dam good outide oil and gas.
Well the ROM announced only 2,500 employees and 600 contractors. BULLSHIT! Here's a wide example of how things are running down while by poor management and decision making