# Layoffs up, hiring down **URL:** \ **Category:** LAYOFFS/HIRING FREEZES\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/layoffs-up-hiring-down/3562 "2023-05-03T19:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grandpoobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@grandpoobah](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/grandpoobah)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/layoffs-up-hiring-down/3562/1 "2023-05-03T19:02:47Z")
[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-02/us-job-openings-fall-by-more-than-forecast-to-9-59-million](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-02/us-job-openings-fall-by-more-than-forecast-to-9-59-million) ---
**Author:** ![DesignerN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DesignerN](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/DesignerN)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/layoffs-up-hiring-down/3562/2 "2023-05-04T17:57:25Z")
Fashion always seems get ahead of these news, since we’re in the discretionary industry, sigh-\* ---
**Author:** ![grandpoobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@grandpoobah](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/grandpoobah)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/layoffs-up-hiring-down/3562/3 "2023-05-04T18:18:11Z")
Similarly, hiring in our industry will pick-up before the news outlets start reporting on it. ---
**Author:** ![ShoeLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@ShoeLady](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/ShoeLady)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/layoffs-up-hiring-down/3562/4 "2023-05-10T02:26:21Z")
Yep, my sis was laid off at the end of November—there’s been no movement on the job front. And our LinkedIn feeds are littered with friends and former colleagues who have likewise been laid off