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Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. 

Companies cite AI, tariffs behind efforts to trim jobs

BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press
Posted 10/31/25

It's a tough time for the job market.

Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a "no-hire, no fire" standstill. That's caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, some sizable layoffs have continued to pile up — raising worker anxieties across sectors.

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