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kē jì
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2023
2023 nián
2023年
tech
kē jì
科技
industry
háng yè
行业
mass layoffs
dà cái yuán
大裁员

starting
cóng
2022
2022 nián
2022年
end
to
zhì
2023
2023 nián
2023年
throughout
quán nián
全年
global
quán qiú
全球
tech
kē jì
科技
industry
háng yè
行业
experienced
jīng lì
经历
particle
le
a
wave
unprecedented
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
前所未有
possessive particle
de
large-scale
dà guī mó
大规模
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员

December 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM

2023
2023 nián
2023年
was
shì
tech
kē jì
科技
industry
háng yè
行业
experiencing
zāo yù
遭遇
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
most
zuì
severe
yán zhòng
严重
possessive particle
de
year
yī nián
一年
early in the year
nián chū
年初
Google
gǔ gē
谷歌
for the first time
shǒu cì
首次
announced
xuān bù
宣布
would
jiāng
lay off
cái yuán
裁员
12,000
12000
12000
people
rén
this
zhè
is
shì
that
gāi
company
gōng sī
公司
founding
chéng lì
成立
since
yǐ lái
以来
most
zuì
largest
scale
guī mó
规模
possessive particle
de
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
subsequently
suí hòu
随后
Microsoft
wēi ruǎn
微软
announced
xuān bù
宣布
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
10,000
10000
10000
people
rén
Amazon
yà mǎ xùn
亚马逊
even more
gèng shì
更是
added insult to injury
xuě shang jiā shuāng
雪上加霜
laid off
cái yuán
裁员
scale
guī mó
规模
reached
gāo dá
高达
18,000
18000
18000
people
rén
setting
chuàng xià
创下
its
history
lì shǐ
历史
record
xīn gāo
新高
Meta
Meta
Meta
company
gōng sī
公司
in
zài
2022
2022 nián
2022年
November
11 yuè
11月
announced
xuān bù
宣布
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
11,000
11000
11000
people
rén
after
hòu
in
zài
2023
2023 nián
2023年
again
yòu
implemented
shí shī
实施
particle
le
another round of
xīn yī lún
新一轮
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
entire
zhěng ge
整个
2023
2023 nián
2023年
United States
Měiguó
美国
tech
kē jì
科技
industry
háng yè
行业
altogether
gòng
had
yǒu
over
chāo guò
超过
200,000
20 wàn
20万
people
míng
employees
yuán gōng
员工
faced
zāo
dismissal
qiǎn
this
zhè
wave of
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
reflects
COVID
xīn guàn
新冠
pandemic
yì qíng
疫情
period
qī jiān
期间
tech
kē jì
科技
companies
gōng sī
公司
possessive particle
de
excessive
guò dù
过度
expansion
kuò zhāng
扩张
related
yǒu guān
有关

New Words

keji
科技
tech
hangye
行业
industry
caiyuan
裁员
layoff
gugE
谷歌
Google
weiruan
微软
Microsoft
yamaxun
亚马逊
Amazon
Meta
Meta
Meta
gongsi
公司
company
guimo
规模
scale
yuangong
员工
employee

News in English

Science & Technology

Tech Industry Layoffs Wave 2023

Tech Industry Layoffs Wave 2023

2023 was the tech industry year experiencing most severe layoffs. Early in the year, Google for the first time announced layoffs of 12000 people, this is that company since founding most largest scale layoffs. Subsequently, Microsoft announced layoffs of 10000 people. Amazon was even worse, laid off scale reached 18000 people, setting its history record. Meta company in November 2022 announced layoffs of 11000 people, then in 2023 implemented another round layoffs. Throughout entire 2023, United States tech industry altogether had over 200000 employees faced dismissal. This wave layoffs reflects relates to COVID pandemic period tech companies excessive expansion.

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