April US layoffs hit 83,387 with AI accounting for 26 percent of cuts

Challenger data: April job cuts totaled 83,387, a 38 percent jump from March's 60,620. Oracle cut 20,000-30,000 via a single 6am email, followed by 8,000 at Meta, 1,000 at Snap, and roughly 1,400 at Nike. AI-related separations reached 21,490, representing 26 percent of April's total cuts.