US-based employers announced 48,307 job cuts in February 2026, less than 108,435 in January and well below 172,017 a year earlier. Tech announced the most cuts (11,039), as "tech is responding to a number of pressures right now. AI is the big story, but there are also global regulatory concerns, a slowdown in digital advertising driven by tariffs and economic uncertainty, and higher costs to both employ workers and access funding” said said Andy Challenger, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Education followed with 5,417 job cuts and industrial manufacturing announced 4,109 cuts. “With US involvement in a growing war in Iran, the end of Q1 may bring more layoff plans as companies tighten belts amid uncertainty and higher costs,” Andy Challenger added. Through February, employers announced 156,742 job cuts, the lowest January-to-February total since 2022. The tech sector led job cuts so far this year (33.330), followed by transportation (31,702) and health care/products (19,228). source: Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc.
Challenger Job Cuts in the United States decreased to 48307 Persons in February from 108435 Persons in January of 2026. Challenger Job Cuts in the United States averaged 67103.04 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 March of 2026.
Challenger Job Cuts in the United States decreased to 48307 Persons in February from 108435 Persons in January of 2026. Challenger Job Cuts in the United States is expected to be 90000.00 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 62000.00 Persons in 2027, according to our econometric models.