The last time the United States saw layoff numbers this high was during the Covid-19 pandemic. On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg US Economy reporter Julia Fanzeres and host David Gura tackle the layoff wave of 2025: what it reveals about the state of the US economy &mdash; and what it means for the workers swept up in it. Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-03/the-low-hire-low-fire-us-economy-seems-to-be-over?srnd=homepage-americas">Wave of US Layoffs Flash Early Warning Sign for Job Market</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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