Employers cut 25% sequentially more jobs in March, AI primary reason: Challenger Report

AI drove 25% of job cuts in March

Job cuts rose 25% in March and a quarter of these were due to AI.

Quarter of jobs cut across U.S. in March were because of AI, new report shows

A new report shows layoffs rose 25% from February to March of this year, and artificial intelligence is cited in a quarter of the announcements. According to a monthly report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement and coaching firm, 60,620 jobs were cut in March, and 15,341 of those were due to AI. They track PR notices, government filings,...

Employers cut 25% sequentially more jobs in March, AI primary reason: Challenger Report

Employers cut 60,620 jobs in March, up 25% from 48,307 cuts announced in February and down 78% from the 275,240 cuts announced in March 2025, outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday.

AI Was Responsible For 25% of All Layoffs in March

U.S. employers announced 60,620 job cuts in March, up 25% from 48,307 in February but down 78% from the 275,240 reported in March last year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. For the first quarter, announced layoffs totaled 217,362, the lowest first-quarter figure since 2022. That marks a 16% decline from the fourth quarter of 2025 and a 56% drop compared to the same period last year. Layoffs are concentrated in a different mix of indus…

AI Leads All Reasons For U.S. Job Cuts In March, Report Says

AI led all cited reasons for U.S. job cuts in March at 25% of the total, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The post AI Leads All Reasons For U.S. Job Cuts In March, Report Says appeared first on Search Engine Journal.