Challenger: US labor market is starting to cool and employer's are hiring at a slower clip

<p>Challenger is reporting that they see the labor market starting to cool as the holiday season kicks off. They add:</p><ul><li>Employers are hiring at a slower clip</li><li>Retailers have announced 55,755 job cuts through August</li><li>US retailers will add 410K seasonal positions, which represents the lowest number of jobs added in the 1st quarter since 2008</li></ul><p>Is the long-awaited job slow down about to begin? Yesterday initial jobless claims did not point in that direction with jobless claims remaining at a healthy 220K.</p>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

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