US Companies Cut Tens of Thousands of Jobs Amid AI Adoption and Cost Cuts

American companies have laid off thousands of employees as part of technological optimization and the growing adoption of artificial intelligence, according to a study by Challenger, Gray & Christmas cited by RIA Novosti. Job Cuts Accelerate Across Key Sectors By the end of 2025, more than 75,000 workers had lost their jobs. The largest number of layoffs over the year occurred as part of efforts to optimize government spending, which resulted in 293,753 job losses. Market conditions also ranked among the leading causes of workforce reductions, leaving 253,206 employees without work.