Job Cuts Fall in September; Hiring Plans Up 3% Over 2025 On Weak Early Seasonal Hiring

Summary by Layoffs News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Colleen Madden Blumenfeld, as published by Challenger Gray job-cuts reports · October 1, 2026 · 1 min read

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SEPTEMBER LAYOFF PLANS FALL TO 43,281; TYPICAL SURGE IN SEASONAL HIRING PLANS ABSENT, BUT HIRING REMAINS ABOVE 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 43,281 job cuts in September, down 18% from the 52,881 announced in August. It is down 20% from the 54,064 layoff plans announced in the same month la...

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