Layoffs 2024 Statistics Interview. Across all us industries, ai and ml are expected to replace 16% of all us jobs in less than half a decade. In a stunning reversal, the tech industry— once the unstoppable engine of modern innovation —has laid off over 124,000 workers in 2024 alone.

(1) the layoffs and discharges level is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. However, layoffs saw an uptick at the start of 2024, likely due to tiered layoffs.