US sees largest wave of job cuts since 2020 pandemic

06-Jul-2025

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The US is witnessing a record number of job losses, and companies adopting AI might be one of the factors. 

In the first half of 2025 alone, companies announced 744,308 job cuts across the US, the highest since the first six months of 2020, when nearly 1.6 million jobs were lost due to Covid disruptions. 

That it is mostly entry-level and routine roles which are being substituted, points to the silent killing of jobs by AI.

The figures come from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, as reported by American broadcaster CBS.