The stock market spent much of the past two years celebrating artificial intelligence as the next great productivity boom.

Many companies have announced layoff dates for June of this year, following a broader surge in job cuts in 2025.

Key Points Microsoft employs hundreds of thousands of full-time workers, with most in the US, China, India, and Europe. Major 2025 layoffs offset an $88 billion AI investment, though record revenues ...

That’s especially true of big layoffs like those at Intel and Nike in 2024 and 2025. They were symptoms of major struggles at two of Oregon’s signature companies, which both replaced their CEOs and ...

Kaleb McAfee of Alexandria, Virginia, had worked in social media and influencer marketing for 10 years. But in July 2025, she was laid off by her employer, Crowe PR. “There was a general sense within ...

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American tech companies have eliminated more than 142,000 jobs in the first five months of 2026 — a 33% increase over the same period last year — even as the same employers post record revenues and ...

Oregon’s jobless rate surged over the past two years as big layoffs at many of the state’s biggest employers — Intel, Nike and OHSU, among others — eliminated more than 14,000 positions. The pace of ...