U.S. employers announced 54,064 job cuts in September, a 37% decline from August and down 26% from last year. Still, 2025 YTD cuts reached 946,426, the highest since 2020. Hiring plans are the weakest since 2009....
U.S. employers announced 85,979 job cuts in August 2025, up 39% from July. Pharma, finance, and retail drive layoffs amid economic uncertainty, AI restructuring, and government cuts, according to the Challenger Report....
Job cuts surged to 62,075 in July 2025, ending the summer lull. Tech, AI, tariffs, and federal budget cuts are driving major layoffs, according to the latest Challenger Report....
U.S. companies announced 47,999 job cuts in June 2025, nearly matching last year’s total. Q2 layoffs reached the highest level since 2020, with Retail, Tech, and Government leading....
Published June 5, 2025U.S.-based employers announced 93,816 job cuts in May, down 12% from 105,441 cuts in April, and up 47% from 63,816 announced in the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm...
Published March 6, 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 172,017 job cuts in February, the highest total for the month since 2009 when 186,350 job cuts were recorded. It is the highest monthly total since July 2020 when 262,649 cuts were announced, according to a report released Thursday...
Published January 9, 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 38,792 cuts in December, a 33% decrease from the 57,727 cuts announced one month prior. It is up 11% from the 34,817 cuts announced in the last month of 2023, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement...
Published October 31, 2024 U.S.-based employers announced 55,597 cuts in October, down 23.7% from the 72,821 cuts announced one month prior. It is 51% higher than the 36,836 cuts announced in the same month in 2023, according to a report released Wednesday from global outplacement and...
Published October 3, 2024 U.S.-based employers announced 72,821 cuts in September, a 4% decrease from the 75,891 cuts announced one month prior. It is up 53% from the 47,457 cuts announced in the same month in 2023, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement...
By Brad Smith, Host PUBLISHED September 6, 2024 Read on Yahoo! Finance Website In August, the job cut announcements experienced a significant surge of 193%, marking a notable deviation from the previous months of steady declines, as highlighted in the latest report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Andrew...
