Half-a-million jobs lost in six months

Bloomberg has tracked more than half-a-million job cuts around the world in six months, dominated initially by big tech firms but soon spreading further afield


GLOBAL LAY-OFFS BY JOB SECTOR
(Oct 1, 2022 - Mar 29, 2023)
 
Technology 172,000

Consumables (non-essential) 109,800

Industrial 51,700

Financial 51,200

Communications 57,500

Health care 26,400

Consumables (essential) 16,300

Real estate: 13,100

Raw materials: 12,500

Energy: 3,800 

Utilities: 2,500
    
       
Total global job losses: 506,800 


Source: Bloomberg
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