Year ender 2025: Amazon, Meta and other major tech giants announced massive job cuts. Why 2025 became year of layoffs

Year Ender 2025: 2025 saw massive job cuts across major companies, especially in tech. Microsoft, Amazon, and Google led the way. This wave of layoffs was driven by rapid AI adoption and automation. Companies realized pandemic hiring had made them inefficient. The United States alone saw over 1.1 million layoffs, the highest since 2020. This marks a significant industry reset.