- 43,994 in October vs. 43,281 in September
- Down 71% from 153,074 in October 2025
- Food led sectors with 9,677; technology had 5,576
- 617,189 vs. 1,099,500 in the first ten months of 2025
- Technology leads sectors with 171,501
- AI cited for 121,401 cuts this year, 1,265 of them in October
- Year-to-date hiring plans: 655,304, up 34%
- Seasonal hiring plans: 470,400, up 26%
- Amazon announced 300,000 seasonal hires, the largest single seasonal announcement Challenger has tracked
- Market/economic conditions were cited for 16,407 October cuts, 37% of the total, and 130,531 cuts this year, overtaking AI as the top reason.
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