同一份周四报告也显示，聘用意向较一年前下滑 13% 至 5,306，为该公司自 2009 年以来纪录中的任何 1 月最低总数。公司首席营收官 Andy Challenger 表示，第一季通常裁员较多，但这个 1 月总量偏高，且多数计划在 2025 年底制定，反映雇主对 2026 年前景不甚乐观。1 月宣布裁员的前三大原因为合约流失、经济状况与重整。
1 月宣布的裁员几乎一半集中在三家公司：Amazon.com Inc.、United Parcel Service Inc. 与 Dow Inc.；其中 Amazon 计划裁减 16,000 个企业职位，UPS 表示最多裁减 30,000，人造化学品公司 Dow 约裁减 4,500，合计 50,500，约占 108,435 的 46.6%。Peloton Interactive Inc. 与 Nike Inc. 也宣布缩编。这些数据加深了劳动市场脆弱的讯号：整体解雇规模有限但招募乏力，使消费者不安；同时，Federal Reserve 决策者认为失业率出现「某些稳定」迹象。
US companies announced the largest number of job cuts for any January since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Companies announced 108,435 job cuts last month, a 118% increase from a year earlier.
The same Thursday report showed hiring intentions slid 13% from a year earlier to 5,306, the weakest total for any January in the firm’s records back to 2009. Chief revenue officer Andy Challenger said the first quarter usually brings high job cuts, but this January total is unusually high, and most plans were set at the end of 2025, signaling employers are less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026. The top three reasons for announced job cuts in January were contract loss, economic conditions, and restructuring.
Almost half of January’s announced job cuts were tied to three companies: Amazon.com Inc., United Parcel Service Inc., and Dow Inc.; Amazon planned 16,000 corporate cuts, UPS said up to 30,000, and chemical maker Dow about 4,500, totaling 50,500 or about 46.6% of 108,435. Peloton Interactive Inc. and Nike Inc. also announced workforce reductions. The figures add to signs of a fragile labor market with limited overall dismissals but lackluster hiring that has unnerved consumers, while Federal Reserve policymakers say the unemployment rate shows “some signs of stabilization.”