Workforce
Barclays plans 5,000 job cuts as profit rises
Support functions account for 60% of affected workers, and finance director Anna Cross linked fewer developer roles to AI productivity gains.
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Hiring, layoffs, skills demand and how work itself is changing.
Workforce
US jobless claims fall to lowest level since July
Initial claims dropped to 194,000, while continuing claims rose and hiring stayed well below the 2023 and 2024 pace.
Workforce
Holly and 17A get $1.1 million to map AI-ready state jobs
The 18-month Oklahoma and Virginia project sits upstream of hiring, focused on job classifications, skills and staffing plans.
Workforce
Sun Life joins Rippling carrier program as roster reaches six
The companies plan to connect eligibility, enrollment and coverage data for small and mid-market employers, with broader benefits automation planned.
Workforce
Corning plans $585 million Wilmington expansion, 414 new jobs
The five-year hiring plan would expand a local workforce of about 1,000, with average salaries above the county wage.
Workforce
Pfizer plans cuts at two North Carolina manufacturing plants
The reductions affect facilities in Sanford, which focuses on vaccines and advanced biologics, and Rocky Mount, a sterile injectables site, as Pfizer pursues a cost-saving program.
Workforce
Avangrid adds weather protection to tower at Oregon technician training center
About 350 new and existing technicians have attended the Sherman County facility since it opened in fall 2024.
Workforce
Nucor plans $60 million Decatur expansion with 60 jobs
The Alabama project would raise utility pole production as grid investment lifts demand for steel transmission structures.
Workforce
Netflix plans to cut roughly 1,000 jobs while pushing for faster growth
Product, technology, HR and legal are expected to take most of the reductions, according to a CNBC-obtained employee memo.
Workforce
National Student Clearinghouse launches Workforce Pell hub as approvals lag
Fewer than two dozen short-term training programs had cleared federal review by late September, with state approval lists varying sharply.
Workforce
Caterpillar puts up to $10 million into NC training as Sanford expansion advances
The company plans about $1 billion in manufacturing capacity and previously sought 600 more assembly, logistics and fabrication workers at its Sanford plant.
Workforce
Seasonal postings are up 10%, but big retailers are listing fewer roles that way
Among large employers tracked by Indeed, seasonal roles fell from 34% to 20% of postings as part-time jobs rose to 49%. Challenger’s count of announced holiday hiring plans is down 23%.
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