The tech industry is bleeding talent in 2025, with over 90,000 layoffs already this year. Leading the pack? Intel, cutting a jaw-dropping 20,000+ jobs, followed by Panasonic (10,000) and Microsoft (8,840). If the trend holds, we’re on track to hit nearly 236,000 tech layoffs worldwide by New Year’s. [Source: RationalFX]
- U.S. companies are responsible for 72.5% of all global layoffs
- That’s an average of 646 tech jobs lost per day
- Automation, cost-cutting, and management shakeups are driving the cull—even in companies turning massive profits.