{"id":14905,"date":"2026-02-09T14:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14905"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:55:40","slug":"january-worst-month-for-job-cuts-since-2009-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14905","title":{"rendered":"January worst month for job cuts since 2009: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18.png 419w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New numbers from U.S.-based employers show January was the worst month for job cuts since 2009, according to a report from Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 108,435 jobs were cut, according to the report, marking a 205 percent increase from December. Employers said contract loss, market and economic conditions and restructuring were the reasons for cutting jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGenerally, we see a high number of job cuts in the first quarter, but this is a high total for January. It means most of these plans were set at the end of 2025, signaling employers are less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026,\u201d Andy Challenger, workplace expert and chief revenue officer for Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transportation industry faced the most cuts, with 31,243 positions severed. A majority of those losses resulted from UPS\u2019s agreement to reduce the number of packages it delivers for Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon itself cut 16,000 positions in an attempt to restructure management. A total of 22,291 jobs were cut in the technology sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health care companies saw 17,107 job cuts in the first month of the year, reflecting the largest decrease in jobs in six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHealthcare providers and hospital systems are grappling with inflation and high labor costs. Lower reimbursements from Medicaid and Medicare are also hitting hospital systems,\u201d Challenger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese pressures are leading to job cuts, as well as other cutting measures, such as some pay and benefits,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tariffs were credited for 294 job cuts in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New numbers from U.S.-based employers show January was the worst month for job cuts since 2009, according to a report from Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas. A total of 108,435 jobs were cut, according to the report, marking a 205 percent increase from December. 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