US-based employers announced 45,849 job cuts in June 2026, the lowest since December 2025, down 53% from May and 4% lower than in the same month last year. The tech sector announced the most cuts (15,503), followed by services (4,296), food producers and manufacturers (3,955) and health care companies (2,761). "The pace of layoffs cooled considerably in June, similar to plans last June, and is typical for summer months. That said, the cuts we are seeing remain concentrated in technology, and AI continues to reshape how companies think about headcount", according to Andy Challenger from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Through June, employers announced 443,604 job cuts, down 40% from 744,308 cuts announced in the first six months of 2025, led by tech (139,156). Meanwhile, employers announced plans to hire 10,933 workers in June, pushing the year-to-date total to 91,405 workers, 10% more than in the first half of 2025. source: Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.
Challenger Job Cuts in the United States decreased to 45849 Persons in June from 97006 Persons in May of 2026. Challenger Job Cuts in the United States averaged 67150.34 Persons from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 671129.00 Persons in April of 2020 and a record low of 14875.00 Persons in November of 2021. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Challenger Job Cuts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Challenger Job Cuts - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
Challenger Job Cuts in the United States decreased to 45849 Persons in June from 97006 Persons in May of 2026. Challenger Job Cuts in the United States is expected to be 78000.00 Persons by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Challenger Job Cuts is projected to trend around 92000.00 Persons in 2027 and 103000.00 Persons in 2028, according to our econometric models.