Search

Home > 1A > What Do Tech Layoffs Tell Us About The Economy?
Podcast: 1A
Episode:

What Do Tech Layoffs Tell Us About The Economy?

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:36:31
Publish Date: 2022-12-06 23:29:11
Description: Sweeping layoffs and hiring freezes have hit the tech industry hard this year. According to Layoffs.fyi, over 50,000 jobs were lost in November alone.

The pandemic was good for the tech industry. But as life offline comes back, companies are struggling to retain the employees they hired during the pandemic.

Outside of tech, layoffs are at a historic low.

We discuss what the tech industry's economic wobbles mean for the economy as a whole.

Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.
Total Play: 0

Some more Podcasts by NPR

2K+ Episodes
NPR Politics .. 1K+     200+
2K+ Episodes
Up First 2K+     100+
2K+ Episodes
NPR News Now 2K+     2K+
200+ Episodes
Embedded 200+     10+
800+ Episodes
Code Switch 90+     10+
100+ Episodes
Rough Transl .. 100+     20+
2K+ Episodes
The NPR Poli ..     200+
2K+ Episodes
Consider Thi ..     100+