In 2023, some 3,087 job cuts were announced in the newsroom sector in the United States. The largest newsroom layoffs were reported in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, when the industry saw over 16 thousand job losses.
Number of job cut announcements in the newsroom sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.. (January 4, 2024). Number of job cut announcements in the newsroom sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361759/-job-losses-newsroom-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.. "Number of job cut announcements in the newsroom sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361759/-job-losses-newsroom-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.. (2024). Number of job cut announcements in the newsroom sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361759/-job-losses-newsroom-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.. "Number of Job Cut Announcements in The Newsroom Sector in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361759/-job-losses-newsroom-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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