I'm retired so don't have a clue about layoffs. Brooklyn has no one laid off the last I heard.
Retirees have a selfish interest in bill count because it's an indication of an increase in business.
If this outfit goes out, retirees will have their pension cut because the plans will go near insolvency and the PBGC will take over. What is a guy in his late 60s or in his eighties gonna do if his pension gets cut to 1/3 of its former amount?
That said:
I think these are hopeful numbers.
Last week's good showing could possibly be attributed to end-of-month and pre-holiday push by shippers, but this is pretty strong in that there was no large drop-off after those events.