US hiring plans sink to lowest since September 2009

> This year’s job cut announcements were driven by federal government layoffs, businesses’ responses to economic uncertainty caused by tariffs and inflation, and store closings, among other factors. AI was less of a driver, though 17,375 cuts were “explicitly attributed to artificial intelligence,” the report said.

The report: https://www.challengergray.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ch...