Tech Layoffs Raise Concerns But Broader Job Market Remains Resilient
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Recent layoffs in tech have created concerns, but overall job market remains resilient with little sign of mass layoffs. Consumer spending still healthy.
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Job numbers show companies are still hiring and retaining workers, with little broad evidence of cuts.
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Layoffs concentrated in specific sectors like tech and banks, not indicative of wider labor crisis. Market has cooled from pandemic highs but still strong.
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Fed rate hikes have slowed hiring and borrowing, risks of more layoffs if rates stay high. But unemployment still near historic lows.
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Risks remain with high rates, but no expectation yet of mass layoffs or spike in unemployment. Signs of strength like consumer spending on services.