AI Layoffs Already Have Surpassed Last Year’s Total. Tech Workers Are Being Cut First.

The artificial intelligence boom that's pushing market caps to records is reshaping employment. Challenger, Gray and Christmas data highlighted on CNBC's Closing Bell Overtime on June 4 indicates that more than 87,000 layoffs this year have been tied to AI, already eclipsing all of 2025's full-year total just five months in. Chip leader NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)... AI Layoffs Already Have Surpassed Last Year's Total. Tech Workers Are Being Cut First.