五月份，美国科技公司宣布裁员 38,242 人，创下自 2024 年 8 月以来的最高纪录，因为它们加大了对人工智慧的支出。今年以来，该行业累计宣布裁员 123,653 人，比 2025 年同期增加了 65% 以上。与此同时，过去五个月私营部门的总裁员人数比去年同期下降了 7%，这进一步证实了大多数行业中持续存在的「低招聘、低解雇」环境。

根据 Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. 的首席营收官 Andy Challenger 的说法，人工智慧现在是企业裁员的首要原因。这一转变与 Meta Platforms Inc.、Intuit Inc. 和 Cisco Systems Inc. 等公司近期高调的裁员计划相吻合。然而，尽管出现了这些针对白领阶级的裁员，失业保险的申领人数并未显著增加。

虽然科技公司宣布了最多的裁员，但它们也拥有所有行业中规模最大的招聘计划。数据显示，今年以来全美各行业雇主累计宣布计划招聘 80,472 人，好于 2024 年和 2025 年，但仍远低于 2019 年至 2023 年同期的总数。最后，即将发布的政府月度报告预计将显示美国雇主在五月份增加了 85,000 个工作岗位，从而完成了多于一年来最强劲的连续三个月就业增长。

In May, US technology companies announced 38,242 job cuts, the highest since August 2024, as they increased spending on artificial intelligence. So far this year, the tech industry has announced 123,653 cuts, up over 65% from the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, total private-sector job cuts fell 7% over the past five months compared to the prior year, reinforcing a "low-hire, low-fire" environment in most other sectors.

According to Andy Challenger, chief revenue officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., artificial intelligence is now the primary reason companies give for cutting jobs. This shift aligns with recent high-profile workforce reductions at companies such as Meta Platforms Inc., Intuit Inc., and Cisco Systems Inc. However, despite these white-collar layoffs, filings for unemployment insurance have not meaningfully increased.

While tech firms led in job cuts, they also registered the largest hiring plans of any sector. Across all US sectors, employers planned 80,472 hires so far this year—an improvement over 2024 and 2025 but well below the levels seen from 2019 to 2023. Finally, the government's upcoming monthly report is expected to show US employers added 85,000 jobs in May, completing the strongest three-month stretch of job gains in over a year.