Layoffs and record low hiring at U.S. companies bring bad news for teachers and tech workers

The cuts come as teachers and educators across the country start the school year with increasing challenges, including a new COVID surge.

The numbers are in and they aren’t pretty. Last month, U.S.-based employers axed more than 75,000 jobs, a 193% increase from only one month earlier, according to a new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.