Layoff announcements decreased from October to November, yet the overall number of job cuts so far in 2025 has climbed to its highest point since the widespread pandemic layoffs of 2020, according to ...

Total layoff announcements in 2025 rose to their highest level since 2020, despite some easing toward the end of year, according to the latest report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. On Thursday, ...

Employers haven't announced this many layoffs in a year since the pandemic in 2020.

U.S.-based employers have cut more than 1.17 million jobs so far in 2025, the highest level since the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from outplacement firm Challenger, ...

With the recent narrative centering on a no-hire, no-fire labor market, the data suggests that the layoff part of the equation could be stepping up.

U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains ...