World news | The Guardian6h ago
Bentley to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid ‘challenging global market environment’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/bentley-to-cut-hundreds-of-uk-jobs-amid-challenging-global-market-environment #AutomotiveIndustry #ManufacturingSector #Business #VolkswagenVw #JobLosses #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars
Bentley to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid ‘challenging global market environment’

Carmaker reduces office-based roles and will not fill vacancies ‘to ensure long-term competitiveness of business’

The Guardian
Hacker News3d ago

2026 tech layoffs reach 45,000 in March

https://technode.global/2026/03/09/2026-tech-layoffs-reach-45000-in-march-more-than-9200-due-to-ai-and-automation-rationalfx/

#HackerNews #techlayoffs #2026automation #joblosses #AIimpact #economicshifts

2026 tech layoffs reach 45,000 in March, more than 9,200 due to AI and automation - RationalFX - TNGlobal

Data shows that roughly 9,238, or about 20 percent of the 45,363 tech layoffs recorded worldwide since the start of the year, and have been linked to artificial intelligence (AI) implementation and organizational restructuring, RationalFX said Monday.

TNGlobal
CBC British Columbia3d ago
B.C.'s February job losses highest since pandemic, as youth unemployment ticks up
B.C. recorded its largest drop in jobs since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in February, data shows, as youth unemployment continues to go up in the province.
#News #Canada #BritishColumbia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/february-unemployment-rates-bc-youth-unemployment-9.7128637?cmp=rss
Global News Canada4d ago
Canada lost 84K jobs as unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in February: StatCan
Those job losses were sharply lower than expected and the agency said more than 100,000 jobs were lost in full-time work, while private sector employment fell by 73,000 positions.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #donaldtrumptariffs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11729223/canada-jobs-report-february-2026/
Global News National4d ago
Canada lost 84K jobs as unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in February: StatCan
Those job losses were sharply lower than expected and the agency said more than 100,000 jobs were lost in full-time work, while private sector employment fell by 73,000 positions.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #donaldtrumptariffs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11729223/canada-jobs-report-february-2026/
CBC Nova Scotia5d ago
NSCC job losses from $9.4M cut equivalent to losing an entire campus, warns union rep
A union representative who works as an instructor says the $9.4-million cut to the Nova Scotia Community College's operating grant will result in some 230 job losses over the next four years, which is equivalent to the elimination of one large campus.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/staff-students-rally-nscc-campuses-over-budget-cut-9.7124603?cmp=rss
VladyslavMar 9

As Trump continues to deploy US troops to the Middle East to fight a foreign war with Iran, as gas prices shoot through the roof, and as we witness horrific job losses, Donald Trump is playing golf with his billionaire friends in the comfort of his own home, while the Epstein files remain hidden.

#Trump #EpsteinFiles #War #GasPrices #JobLosses #Accountability

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMar 7

The Register: Anthropic bods rework AI damage yardstick, find scant labor impact. “Some day, robots may fold clothes and ferry idle citizens about to spend their government-allocated basic income at depopulated pop-up stores. But not today. At the moment, it appears AI has had almost no impact on those whose jobs are considered to be ‘exposed’ to automation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/07/the-register-anthropic-bods-rework-ai-damage-yardstick-find-scant-labor-impact/
The Register: Anthropic bods rework AI damage yardstick, find scant labor impact

The Register: Anthropic bods rework AI damage yardstick, find scant labor impact. “Some day, robots may fold clothes and ferry idle citizens about to spend their government-allocated basic in…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
eicker.news ᳇ tech newsMar 7
#Techjobs are experiencing significant losses, surpassing downturns in 2008 and 2020, and are now comparable to the #dotcombust. The ongoing #joblosses, exacerbated by factors like #AI, are impacting new college graduates and those seeking their first jobs. While some AI firms are hiring, they are not replacing the jobs lost in other tech sectors. https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-jobs-getting-demolished-great-recession-dot-com-era-2026-3?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Tech jobs are getting demolished in ways not seen since 2008 and the dot-com bust

It's a rough time to be looking for a tech job. Economist Joseph Politano said losses in the industry outpaced those in the last two recessions.

Business Insider
The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & EntertainmentMar 7

Major UK bar and furniture shops plunge into administration - hundreds of jobs lost

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/shopping-deals/uk-store-administration-this-week-36828139