Layoffs haven’t been this low since the 1960s. It’s great if you have a job — but not if you don’t.

October 8, 2026 · 2:35 pm 1 sources

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• Layoffs haven’t been this low since the 1960s. It’s great if you have a job — but not if you don’t.
  MarketWatch · October 8, 2026 14:35
  It isn’t easy for anyone looking for work now to find a job. Yet people who already have jobs probably don’t have to worry much about losing them.