Layoffs have reached the highest level since 2009 (and AI may not even be to blame)
New data shows that job cuts run rampant across a variety of sectors for a variety of reasons.
Planned layoffs have now reached their highest rate since 2009’s Great Recession.
The data comes from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’s new layoffs report, which revealed that U.S.-based employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, marking the highest rate to start a year since 2009. Also notable, in the same month, just 5,306 planned hires were announced—the lowest total on record for January.
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