Layoff Analytics
Employment trends and layoff data across industries since 2024.
1,170,821
Total Job Cuts Announced
Challenger Gray & Christmas
270,571
Tracked in Database
78 events verified
61
Companies
With layoffs reported
42
Industries
Affected sectors
Layoffs by Sector (Challenger Data)
other
423,632
job cuts
government
321,379
job cuts
technology
159,108
job cuts
retail
73,037
job cuts
services
66,540
job cuts
healthcare
19,112
job cuts
manufacturing
18,600
job cuts
financial
18,092
job cuts
Monthly Announced Layoffs
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas official monthly reports
Tracked Individual Events
Verified company-specific layoff events in our database
Note: This chart shows individual layoff events tracked in our database. The total may be lower than Challenger data as we only include verified company-specific events with detailed information.
Quarterly Comparison
Data Quality & Verification
13%
VerifiedEvents confirmed by companies
29%
Multi-SourceEvents verified by multiple sources
5%
DetailedEvents with job level breakdown
Top Affected Sectors
Industry Breakdown
Semiconductors
38,300 employees affected · 3 events · 2 companies
14.2%
of total
Software - Infrastructure
30,331 employees affected · 8 events · 5 companies
11.2%
of total
Integrated Freight & Logistics
28,000 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
10.3%
of total
Internet Retail
17,340 employees affected · 7 events · 2 companies
6.4%
of total
Telecom Services
16,740 employees affected · 4 events · 4 companies
6.2%
of total
Consumer Staples
16,250 employees affected · 2 events · 2 companies
6.0%
of total
Internet Content & Information
13,700 employees affected · 8 events · 3 companies
5.1%
of total
Information Technology Services
13,400 employees affected · 2 events · 1 companies
5.0%
of total
Auto Manufacturers
11,900 employees affected · 3 events · 3 companies
4.4%
of total
Consumer Electronics
10,000 employees affected · 2 events · 2 companies
3.7%
of total
Oil & Gas Integrated
9,000 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
3.3%
of total
Department Stores
8,347 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
3.1%
of total
Household & Personal Products
7,000 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
2.6%
of total
Computer Hardware
6,000 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
2.2%
of total
Software - Application
5,750 employees affected · 2 events · 2 companies
2.1%
of total
Consulting & Accounting
5,600 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
2.1%
of total
Farm Products
4,900 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
1.8%
of total
Wireless Telecommunication Services
4,100 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
1.5%
of total
Airlines
3,500 employees affected · 2 events · 1 companies
1.3%
of total
Electrical Equipment & Batteries
3,300 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
1.2%
of total
Oil & Gas E&P
2,600 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
1.0%
of total
Restaurants
2,000 employees affected · 2 events · 1 companies
0.7%
of total
Discount Stores
1,800 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.7%
of total
Technology and Communications
1,648 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.6%
of total
Entertainment
1,627 employees affected · 2 events · 2 companies
0.6%
of total
Aerospace & Defense
1,579 employees affected · 2 events · 2 companies
0.6%
of total
Basic Materials
1,003 employees affected · 2 events · 2 companies
0.4%
of total
Grocery Stores
900 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.3%
of total
Telecommunications
690 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.3%
of total
Interactive Media & Services
501 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.2%
of total
Technology
500 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.2%
of total
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
300 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Medical Care Facilities
300 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Real Estate Services
300 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Leisure
300 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
300 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Financial Services
233 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
160 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Industrials
150 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.1%
of total
Information Technology
96 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.0%
of total
Security Software
80 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.0%
of total
Biotechnology
46 employees affected · 1 events · 1 companies
0.0%
of total