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[Brad Larson](/blog/author/bradlarson)

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# Brad Larson

Page 5 of 17

is all about reducing the time to hire. time is money.

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[![Tech Layoffs Hit 160000 Workers in 2025](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/officewithboxes.png) Layoffs ### Tech Layoffs Hit 160000 Workers in 2025 Over 160000 tech workers laid off in 2025 as major companies like Microsoft Google Meta and Amazon restructure for AI-first operations and efficiency drives October 27, 2025Read Article →](/blog/tech-layoffs-2025-workers-ai-restructuring)
[![Westlake Ohio Approves Pay Increases for City Workers](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/govtbuilding-2.png) Salary ### Westlake Ohio Approves Pay Increases for City Workers Westlake, Ohio approved 13% in raises over three years for non-union city staff on Oct 16, 2025: 5% in 2025, then 4% in 2026 and 2027, partly offset by premiums October 21, 2025Read Article →](/blog/westlake-ohio-city-employees-pay-raise)
[![VDOT Snow Plow Jobs 2026, What Virginia's Winter Operators Earn](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/snowtruck.png) Hiring ### VDOT Snow Plow Jobs 2026, What Virginia's Winter Operators Earn VDOT wage snow operator jobs list $18.97 to $50.30 an hour for call-in winter work. What the job involves, who qualifies, and how to apply for 2026-27. October 16, 2025Read Article →](/blog/vdot-hiring-2500-snow-removal-specialists-winter-2025)
[![Workers Stop Quitting as Job Market Confidence Craters](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/sademployee-1.png) Information ### Workers Stop Quitting as Job Market Confidence Craters The US quit rate fell to 1.9% in August 2025 as just 3.1 million workers quit. Why the Great Stay is setting in and what low quits mean for pay and job moves. October 15, 2025Read Article →](/blog/us-quit-rate-drops-1-9-percent)
[![Bluepoint Games Hiring for New Melee Action Game Before Shutdown](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/office-63.png) Hiring ### Bluepoint Games Hiring for New Melee Action Game Before Shutdown Bluepoint Games posted senior combat and level design roles for a third-person melee action game in October 2025. Sony then moved to close the studio in 2026. October 14, 2025Read Article →](/blog/bluepoint-games-hiring-new-action-game-2025)
[![Amazon Holds Steady With 250000 Holiday Hires](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/warehouse-7.png) Hiring ### Amazon Holds Steady With 250000 Holiday Hires Amazon hiring 250,000 seasonal workers for third straight year at $19-23/hour despite retail industry cutting holiday hiring to lowest level since 2009 amid tariff concerns and automation. October 14, 2025Read Article →](/blog/amazon-250000-holiday-workers)
[![UK Jobs Market Shows Signs of Stabilization](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/workinginoffice-1.png) Hiring ### UK Jobs Market Shows Signs of Stabilization UK permanent hiring decline slows to slowest rate in a year as September 2025 KPMG/REC report shows tentative stabilization. Employers remain cautious with pay growth near stagnation amid budget uncertainty. October 13, 2025Read Article →](/blog/uk-jobs-market-stabilization-kpmg-rec-september-2025)
[![Tech Industry Cuts 180000 Jobs Globally](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/office-62.png) Layoffs ### Tech Industry Cuts 180000 Jobs Globally Global tech sector shed 180,000 jobs by October 2025 with Intel, Microsoft, and TCS leading cuts. AI automation drives 28% of layoffs as industry reshapes workforce at 489 jobs lost daily. October 8, 2025Read Article →](/blog/tech-layoffs-180000-jobs-2025-ai-automation)
[![Cybersecurity Still Booming While Rest of Israeli Tech Contracts, Here's Why](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/cybersecurity-2.png) Jobs ### Cybersecurity Still Booming While Rest of Israeli Tech Contracts, Here's Why Israeli tech lost about 5,000 jobs in 2024, yet cybersecurity keeps hiring as cyber funding hit a record $8.27 billion in 2025. See who is hiring and why. October 3, 2025Read Article →](/blog/israel-cybersecurity-hiring-boom-tech-layoffs-2025)
[![The Israeli Tech Paradox Explained](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/techparadox.png) Layoffs ### The Israeli Tech Paradox Explained Israel's unemployment sits at 2.9% while tech layoffs dominate headlines. Here's why both can be true and what it means for workers navigating this confusing job market. October 3, 2025Read Article →](/blog/israel-tech-layoffs-low-unemployment-paradox-2025)
[![US Hiring Slows Sharply](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/office-54.png) Hiring ### US Hiring Slows Sharply U.S. hiring fell by 114,000 in August, dropping to 5.126 million—the slowest pace since mid-2024—as employers grow cautious amid a cooling labor market. October 1, 2025Read Article →](/blog/us-hiring-august-decline)
[![Anthropic Expands Workforce Globally](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/antropic.png) Hiring ### Anthropic Expands Workforce Globally Anthropic will triple its international workforce and expand its applied AI team fivefold as Claude usage surges outside the U.S. September 29, 2025Read Article →](/blog/anthropic-global-expansion)
[![Humans Fuel AI Boom](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/office-53.png) Technology ### Humans Fuel AI Boom AI startups are minting billionaires while human trainers earn up to $100 an hour guiding chatbots—proof that people are still at the center of the AI economy. September 26, 2025Read Article →](/blog/humans-ai-training-jobs)
[![Chicago Fed Releases Interim Unemployment Data](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/cityline-2.png) Information ### Chicago Fed Releases Interim Unemployment Data The Chicago Federal Reserve releases preliminary unemployment figures showing 4.3% rate for September 2025, signaling potential labor market shifts. September 24, 2025Read Article →](/blog/chicago-fed-interim-unemployment)
[![Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/employeeworking.png) Information ### Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly Weekly unemployment claims dropped to 219,000, defying expectations as the US labor market shows mixed signals between cooling and resilience. September 24, 2025Read Article →](/blog/us-weekly-jobless-claims-fall)
[![China Holds Interest Rates Steady](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/highrisebuilding.png) Information ### China Holds Interest Rates Steady China's central bank maintains benchmark lending rates at 3% and 3.5% for the fourth consecutive month as markets show mixed signals amid ongoing economic challenges. September 23, 2025Read Article →](/blog/china-holds-interest-rates)
[![Rockford Police Department Hiring Push](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/policefair.png) Hiring ### Rockford Police Department Hiring Push Rockford Police Department launches major recruitment drive with $70,958 starting salary and comprehensive benefits package. Application deadline October 31. September 18, 2025Read Article →](/blog/rockford-police-department-hiring)
[![Spirit Airlines Announce Job Cuts Amid Rising Costs](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/airlines.png) Layoffs ### Spirit Airlines Announce Job Cuts Amid Rising Costs Spirit Airlines announces flight reductions and potential job cuts as the budget carrier faces rising costs and declining demand in a challenging aviation market. September 18, 2025Read Article →](/blog/spirit-airlines-cuts-flights-job)
[![Google Axes 200 AI Contractors](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/silhoutteglobe.png) Layoffs ### Google Axes 200 AI Contractors Google cuts over 200 AI contractors working on Gemini and AI Overviews amid pay disputes and automation concerns, continuing tech industry downsizing trend. September 16, 2025Read Article →](/blog/google-axes-200-ai-contractors)
[![Microsoft Layoffs Hit Fifth Month](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/microsoft-7.png) Layoffs ### Microsoft Layoffs Hit Fifth Month Microsoft cuts 42 more jobs in fifth straight month of layoffs, totaling over 15,000 positions since May amid massive $80B AI investment push. September 11, 2025Read Article →](/blog/microsoft-layoffs)
[![Global Hiring Frozen by Tariffs](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/global.png) Information ### Global Hiring Frozen by Tariffs Trade tensions and tariff uncertainty force employers worldwide to pause hiring as companies brace for unpredictable costs and shifting supply chains. September 9, 2025Read Article →](/blog/global-hiring-frozen-tariffs-trade-tensions-job-market)
[![SMBs Tap Freelancers to Power AI Growth](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/freelancer-2.png) Information ### SMBs Tap Freelancers to Power AI Growth Upwork data shows small business demand for AI and machine learning freelancers rose 40% in August 2025, with video roles up 27%. Here is what that means. September 3, 2025Read Article →](/blog/smb-freelance-ai-demand-2025)
[![Jobs Harder to Find](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/office-46.png) Information ### Jobs Harder to Find In August 2025, 20% of Americans said jobs were hard to get as consumer confidence slipped to 97.4. See what cooling hiring and a Fed cut mean for job seekers. August 27, 2025Read Article →](/blog/jobs-harder-to-find-labor-cools-2025)
[![Veteran Hiring in 2025, Where Former Service Members Are Finding Jobs](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/veterans.png) Jobs ### Veteran Hiring in 2025, Where Former Service Members Are Finding Jobs Home Depot, defense contractors, and the VA keep recruiting veterans. BLS data shows the veteran jobless rate hit 3.5% in 2025, still below nonveterans. August 26, 2025Read Article →](/blog/veterans-job-market-surge-2025)

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