{"id":6932,"date":"2024-04-05T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=6932"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T07:00:45","slug":"us-layoffs-reach-14-month-high-amid-government-tech-cutbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=6932","title":{"rendered":"US layoffs reach 14-month high amid government, tech cutbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/us-layoffs-reach-14-month-high-amid-government-tech-cutbacks.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>US layoff announcements rose 7 per cent in March to the highest since January 2023, led by technology and government-sector job eliminations, though cuts announced year to date are down 5 per cent from a year ago amid a still-strong job market, a report out on Thursday showed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1758187819\">\n<div id=\"cypru-252663642\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4660655349704-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Job cut announcements increased to 90,309 in March from 84,638 in February, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas said. On a yearly basis, the level increased slightly by 0.7 per cent from the 89,703 cuts announced in March 2023.<br \/>\nThe technology industry continued to outpace other sectors in jobs cuts through the first quarter of this year, announcing 14,224 in March and 42,442 since the year began. The US government was the top job cutter last month, accounting for 36,044 announced layoffs, the highest since September 2011 and occurring largely within Veterans Affairs and the United States Army.<br \/>\nThrough the first three months of the year, companies have announced 257,254 layoffs, down from 270,416 in last year\u2019s first quarter, another indication of a job market that continues to hold up in the face of high interest rates. A report from payroll processor ADP on Wednesday indicated a greater-than-expected 184,000 private-sector jobs were created last month, and the government on Friday is expected to report about 200,000 payroll jobs overall were added in March.<br \/>\nEmployers most frequently cited cost-cutting and restructuring efforts as reasons for job eliminations, Challenger said.<br \/>\n\u201cMany companies appear to be reverting to a \u2018do more with less\u2019 approach. While technology continues to lead all industries so far this year, several industries, including energy and industrial manufacturing, are cutting more jobs this year than last,\u201d said Andy Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; US layoff announcements rose 7% in March to the highest since January 2023<br \/>\n&#8211; Job cut announcements increased to 90,309 in March<br \/>\n&#8211; Technology industry led in job cuts in the first quarter of the year<br \/>\n&#8211; US government was the top job cutter in March<br \/>\n&#8211; Companies cited cost-cutting and restructuring efforts as reasons for job 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