Layoffs

Do recent layoffs signal AI is actually replacing human workers? Or, do those companies just think it sounds good to investors?

Employers announced 8% fewer layoffs in December than a year earlier.

New technology like robots and self-checkouts mean even while consumers are spending, retailers aren’t hiring more.

Without more detailed data from the federal government, it’s hard to know.

Melanie Ehrenkranz writes Laid Off, a newsletter she describes as “the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off.”

Nationally, the unemployment rate is low, at 4.2%. But it’s much higher in some parts of the country than others.

Job cut announcements rose 29% in July from the previous month, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Economic uncertainty has both employers and employees waiting on the sidelines.

Some of those job cuts are normal for the industry. But they’re also a response to looming tariffs.

In a reversal, women lost more federal jobs than men in April.