5 days ago - According to the latest data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, U.S.-based employers announced 71,321 job cuts last month, bringing 2025’s total to 1.2 million and the highest year-to-date figure since 2020.

4 weeks ago - U.S.-based employers have announced plans this year to eliminate nearly 1.2 million jobs through the end of November. It’s only the sixth time since 1993 that announced job cuts through the month of November have surpassed 1.1 million.

4 weeks ago - The firm said layoff plans totaled 71,321 in November, a step down from the massive cuts announced in October but still enough to bring the 2025 total up to 1.17 million. That total is 54% higher than the same 11-month period a year ago and ...

November 3, 2025 - The “labor hoarding” that kept US employers clinging to workers in the past few years appears to be coming to an end.

4 weeks ago - Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported on Thursday that planned layoffs fell 53 percent from October, dropping to 71,321. That's still 24 percent higher than this time last year, and the biggest November total in three years.

4 weeks ago - In its analysis of company announcements, Glassdoor researchers found that layoffs of less than 50 people are now the most popular type of layoff in 2025, making up 51% of WARN Act notices ― a legal notice that requires companies to disclose ...

4 weeks ago - Year-to-date layoff announcements by U.S. employers are now at 1,170,821, the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the global economy, according to a Thursday report from business consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

1 week ago - The court issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month that blocked layoffs of nearly 250 Foreign Service officers from being finalized at the State Department. Those layoffs were originally scheduled for Nov.

1 week ago - But the final months of the year saw many of America’s largest employers roll out waves of large-scale layoffs, pushing total job cuts to levels rarely seen this century outside of Covid and the financial crisis.

2 weeks ago - The facility will be fully closed by the end of April, with the first phase of layoffs beginning in January and impacting 62 workers. "All impacted employees will be paid wages and benefits through their last day of employment," the letter stated.

3 weeks ago - From January through November, companies have cut 1,170,821 jobs, a 54% increase from the same period in 2024. November alone saw 71,321 workers lose their jobs, marking one of the highest November totals in years.

3 days ago - The well-known DIY retailer based on Yeovil’s Lufton Trading Estate attributed the collapse to the crippling impact of the global supply crisis caused by Covid-19. No. of Employees to be Laid off: 2600 ... Swiss insurer Helvetia Baloise plans to cut up to 2,600 jobs in the coming years to boost profitability. Switzerland’s largest multi-line insurer, with a combined market cap of nearly 20 billion Swiss francs ($24.83 billion), aims to shed 2,000 to 2,600 positions by 2028, with 1,400 to 1,800 roles to be cut in its home market.

3 weeks ago - Hanna Scholz is president of Bike Friday, a manufacturer of custom bicycles in Eugene, Oregon. She said that while she has not had to lay off any employees, her total head count has fallen this year by three, down from 24 to 21, because some longtime employees left for health reasons.

2 weeks ago - The Trump administration must rescind already issued layoffs and pause others underway, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, saying any such action taken since the start of the federal government shutdown on Oct.

4 weeks ago - The State Department is telling some employees targeted by mass layoffs this summer that their official separation date is imminent — and is not affected by a shutdown-ending spending deal that forced some agencies to rescind layoff notices.

3 weeks ago - This marks the highest number of layoffs since 2009, except for during the coronavirus pandemic.

4 weeks ago - Employers have announced 1.17 million job cuts through November, a report published on Thursday showed. It's just the sixth time since 1993 that this figure has exceeded 1.1 million.