Labor & HR

AI Drove 25% February-to-March Layoff Spike

LinkedIn's newsroom flagged AI as the primary driver behind the 25% February-to-March layoff jump, with AI's share of 2026 cuts expanding from 8% in 2025 to 20.4%.

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