A fresh wave of layoffs is sweeping across Northern California, with job cuts spanning the biotech, retail, agriculture and health care sectors — signaling mounting economic pressures in the region.

The number of job cuts announced in the first five months of 2025 increased 80% from the same period the prior year, according to a new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

In the U.S., job losses were up 274% from last year, while hiring plans remain “historically low,” according to Challenger, ...

Retail is the second-leading industry for job cuts so far this year, behind only the federal government, according to a new ...

U.S. employers announced almost 100,000 job cuts in May, up an eye-watering 47% from the same month last year, according to ...