That’s a 274% increase in retail job reductions compared with the same period last year, when U.S. companies announced 20,276 layoffs.

Joann, Rite Aid, JCPenney, and other store closings contribute to a 274% surge in retail layoffs in 2025 Retail is the second-leading industry for job cuts so far this year, behind only the ...

Report claims Texas employees are among the unhappiest in America Joann, Macy's, other store closures part of a 274% spike in retail layoffs in 2025 ...