Layoffs 2024 Today Gold. This brings the total number of layoffs for the year to 124,517 from. Companies are cutting staff and focusing on efficiency amid a commitment to do more with less following a year of widespread layoffs.
From january to june 2024, startup companies slashed almost 11,250 jobs, in comparison to 21,000 jobs in the first half of 2023. In june 2024, widespread layoffs impacted thousands of employees worldwide, spanning from tech giants like google and meta to companies across various other sectors.