Outplacement by industry

Technology led US job-cut announcements in 2026 with 165,925 through September. Reemployment data for tech workers, where software skills land outside tech, and the visa, remote-worker and non-compete issues a tech reduction in force raises.

Healthcare is growing overall while systems cut administrative, IT and leadership roles. Reemployment data, where clinical and non-clinical staff land, and the licensure issues a healthcare reduction in force raises.

Manufacturing had more long-tenured displaced workers than any other industry in 2023 to 2025. Reemployment data, where production skills transfer, and the union, WARN and trade-assistance issues a plant layoff raises.

Displaced finance workers had one of the weakest reemployment rates in the latest BLS survey: 30.9% were still unemployed. Where banking skills transfer, and the registration and garden-leave issues a financial services reduction in force raises.

Retail cuts more than doubled in 2025, then fell 83% in 2026. Reemployment data, where store and corporate retail staff land, and the part-time and single-site WARN rules that matter for store closures.

The federal civilian workforce shrank more than 10% in 2025 and contractors followed. Reemployment data for government workers, where federal skills transfer, and the clearance and successor-contract issues these layoffs raise.

Colleges and universities cut more than 9,000 positions in 2025, and displaced education workers had the weakest reemployment rate in the latest BLS survey. Where academic skills transfer, and the contract-cycle and visa issues a university reduction in force raises.