outplacement
noun
out·place·ment
ˌau̇t-ˈplās-mənt 
ˈau̇t-ˌplās-
: the process of easing unwanted or unneeded executives out of a company by providing company-paid assistance in finding them new jobs
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What's more, a July 2 report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that job cuts have soared to their highest midyear total since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Teens are projected to gain 1 million jobs in May, June and July, the lowest tally since 2010, according to estimates by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Hiring is at one of its slowest rates in the last decade, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and job cuts are up 47% year over year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 25 June 2025
May job cuts by U.S.-based employers were up 47% from the same month the year before, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 June 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Teens are projected to gain 1 million jobs in May, June and July, the lowest tally since 2010, according to estimates by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Hiring is at one of its slowest rates in the last decade, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and job cuts are up 47% year over year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 25 June 2025
May job cuts by U.S.-based employers were up 47% from the same month the year before, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 June 2025
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“Outplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outplacement. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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