USA-Layoff/Jan
Beijing, China - Feb 6, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of report on U.S. layoffs in January
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of White House
FILE: Savannah City, Georgia, USA - Nov 12, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of hiring notices
FILE: Crystal City, Colorado, USA - 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Amazon Thornton Fulfillment Center, parcels on conveyor belt
5. Various of automatic machines transporting parcels
FILE: Flint, Michigan, USA - October 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Automobile assembly line, employees working
FILE: New York City, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of shoppers, commodities in supermarket
8. Various of consumers at cashiers
FILE: New York City, USA - October 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of traffic, buildings
FILE: New York City, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of traffic, buildings, U.S. national flags
U.S.-based employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, a surge of 118 percent from the 49,795 cuts announced in the same month of last year, a report showed Thursday.
The report, released by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, said the U.S. companies announced the highest number of job cuts in January since the deep recession of 2009.
The report also showed that hiring intentions fell 13 percent year on year to 5,306 people, the weakest January hiring figure since the agency began keeping records in 2009.
According to the report, the three main reasons for the January layoffs were contract losses, market and economic conditions, and restructuring,
Andy Challenger, the company's chief revenue officer, said January's high total means most of job cut plans were set at the end of 2025, indicating employers are "less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026."
Meanwhile, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, in the week ending January 31, the number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits was 231,000, an increase of 22,000 compared to the revised number of initial claims in the previous week.
USA-Layoff/Jan
Dateline : Feb 6, 2026/File
Location : United States
Duration : 1'19
Beijing, China - Feb 6, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of report on U.S. layoffs in January
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of White House
FILE: Savannah City, Georgia, USA - Nov 12, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of hiring notices
FILE: Crystal City, Colorado, USA - 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Amazon Thornton Fulfillment Center, parcels on conveyor belt
5. Various of automatic machines transporting parcels
FILE: Flint, Michigan, USA - October 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Automobile assembly line, employees working
FILE: New York City, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of shoppers, commodities in supermarket
8. Various of consumers at cashiers
FILE: New York City, USA - October 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of traffic, buildings
FILE: New York City, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of traffic, buildings, U.S. national flags
U.S.-based employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, a surge of 118 percent from the 49,795 cuts announced in the same month of last year, a report showed Thursday.
The report, released by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, said the U.S. companies announced the highest number of job cuts in January since the deep recession of 2009.
The report also showed that hiring intentions fell 13 percent year on year to 5,306 people, the weakest January hiring figure since the agency began keeping records in 2009.
According to the report, the three main reasons for the January layoffs were contract losses, market and economic conditions, and restructuring,
Andy Challenger, the company's chief revenue officer, said January's high total means most of job cut plans were set at the end of 2025, indicating employers are "less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026."
Meanwhile, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, in the week ending January 31, the number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits was 231,000, an increase of 22,000 compared to the revised number of initial claims in the previous week.
ID : 8464853
Published : 2026-02-06 16:49
Last Modified : 2026-02-06 20:43:28
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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