US Companies Announce Most January Job Cuts Since 2009
February 5, 2026
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as posted by the channelUS companies announced 108,435 job cuts in January, a 118% increase from a year earlier, marking the largest number of job cuts for any January since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.
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