Layoffs 2025: Tech and government hardest hit as more than 1 million job losses announced so far this year

Elon Musk’s DOGE and rounds of mass layoffs from tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft have led to staggering numbers of announced job cuts. More than 1 million workers in America have been laid off so far in 2025, according to the latest tally of announced job cuts from the executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.