Recent Company Layoffs 2024. Many big tech companies and startups have laid off over 30,000 employees in january 2024, with layoffs expected to get more intense this year. And canada have continued their job cuts in 2024 after letting go thousands last year, as the outlook on interest rate cuts by the federal reserve remains uncertain even.

 — for the tech industry that has seen quite a bit of upheaval in the last two years, 2024 seems to be a continuation of a mix of earlier factors at play.  — last year, we tallied 187 total layoffs among biotech companies, a 57% jump compared to 119 in 2022.