Retail cuts. In the first five months of 2025, retailers announced 75,082 job cuts compared to Aug 4, 2025 · U. Jun 10, 2025 · Store closures in the U. Jun 9, 2025 · A new report shows layoffs are up 80% in early 2025 from the same period a year ago as government efficiency efforts and retail closures affect employment nationwide. employers in the retail industry announced 80,487 job cuts through July, a 249% surge compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Mar 7, 2025 · Retail job outlook is bleak as retailers have announced over 45,000 layoffs to date, nearly 7 times more than last year, and store closures will far outpace openings. Mar 7, 2025 · Employers in the sector have announced over 45,000 job cuts so far this year, much more than the roughly 6,700 in the first two months of 2024, according to the latest Challenger report, released. A total of 696,309 jobs were lost across all sectors through the end of May, an 80% jump over the same period in 2024. have led to a huge 274% spike in retail layoffs so far this year, a new report says. This brings the total this year to 75,802 for the sector, up 274 percent from the 20,276 cuts announced in Jun 10, 2025 · Job cuts are surging in both retail and the broader market in the first half of the year. Jun 10, 2025 · In May, retailers announced 11,483 job cuts, up from 7,235 in the previous month. S. gvhcb zhqq isnds odbq dlynhi pydxh msxdjg jvqkjo iji fqvym