Layoffs and Job Reductions – Page 22

The State of the U.S. Economy in 4 Numbers

A look at key figures and what they reveal about the current economic situation.

There are good reasons to look someone in the eye when you fire them. Being nice is only one of them.

Companies that ramped up hiring in areas like technology over the past few years are cutting back as customers slow their spending.

The drumbeat of layoffs in Silicon Valley is partly a result of how the pandemic upended the economy.

Angst rippled across laptop screens this month, with dozens of companies announcing layoffs and finding ways to breed extra chaos in the process.