the number of layoffs in the United States went up
by 136 percent from December to January…
companies planned 82,307 job cuts in January, a substantial 136% increase from the previous month.
The technology sector followed with 15,806 layoffs, the most since May 2023 and a stunning 254% increase from just one month prior.
Our banks are in very serious trouble. Higher interest rates have hit them very hard, and many institutions have been forced to lay off workers in recent months. Banks are shutting hundreds of branches a year – this month some 41 closures were announced in a single week
What Do You Call It When the Number of Layoffs in the U.S. Goes up by 136 Percent in Just One Month? – America First Report