Isolated corporate layoffs do not signal macro decay
The guest argued that high-profile corporate layoffs, such as those at Disney, are often run-of-the-mill operational adjustments rather than indicators of a broader macroeconomic downturn.
The argument
The guest pointed out that Disney's 1,000-job layoff represents less than 1% of its workforce and is offset by over 1,300 active job listings on LinkedIn. In a healthy US economy, 1 million to 1.5 million routine layoffs occur monthly as part of normal labor churn.
Hear it yourself
"Even in a healthy economy, The US employers are laying off somewhere between a million to a million and a half people per month. So it's like layoffs are gonna happen regardless even during economic booms."
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