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Sep 20, 2024 · July 2024: 9,051 employees laid off — see all July 2024 Tech Layoffs. June 2024: 10,083 employees laid off — see all June 2024 Tech Layoffs. May 2024: 11,011 employees laid off — see all May ...
- Groupon cuts over 500 staff as the downturn ... - TechCrunch
Chicago-based Groupon today laid off more than 500 of its...
- Groupon cuts over 500 staff as the downturn ... - TechCrunch
Aug 8, 2022 · Chicago-based Groupon today laid off more than 500 of its employees — 15% of its 3,416-person headcount — according to posts from former employees on social media. The reduction impacted workers...
Apr 3, 2020 · The massive surge of COVID-19-related layoffs has put tech in a unique position. While the startup world is facing layoffs itself, it is also trying to help get people back to work.
Dec 23, 2020 · Looking back on the year, Chicago investors say that despite the many setbacks of 2020, the year also kickstarted a growth period for the local tech economy.
- KDavis@AmericanInno.com
- Chicago Business Journal
- Associate Editor
- Ranked: America’s 20 Biggest Tech Layoffs This Decade
- The Top 20 Layoffs of The 2020s
- The Cause of Layoffs
- The Bigger Picture in The U.S. Job Market
The events of the last few years could not have been predicted by anyone. From a global pandemic and remote work as the standard, to a subsequent hiring craze, rising inflation, and now, mass layoffs. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, essentially laid off the equivalent of a small town just weeks ago, letting go of 12,000 people—the biggest layoff...
Since 2020, layoffs in the tech industryhave been significant, accelerating in 2022 in particular. Here’s a look at the companies that laid off the most people over the last three years. Layoffs were high in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, halting the global economy and forcing staff reductions worldwide. After that, things were steady until ...
Most workforce slashings are being blamed on the impending recession. Companies are claiming they are forced to cut down the excess of the hiring boom that followed the pandemic. Additionally, during this hiring craze competition was fierce, resulting in higher salaries for workers, which is now translating in an increased need to trim the fat than...
Beyond the tech sector, job openings continue to rise. Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed a total of 11 million job openings across the U.S., an increase of almost 7% month-over-month. This means that for every unemployed worker in America right now there are 1.9 job openings available. Additionally, hiring increased sig...
Jan 21, 2023 · Some of the biggest tech companies in the world announced a wave of layoffs this week, eliminating tens of thousands of jobs as they reverse course after years of expanding.
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May 28, 2020 · Layoffs at Uber, Lyft, AirBNB and other tech giants are showing how deeply the pandemic is hitting different industry.
