US journalism job cuts, 2021-2023

News companies laid off more workers last year than they had since the pandemic. If the journalism industry cuts the same number or more workers as they did in January throughout the year, layoffs will more than double from 2023.

Quartz | qz.com Data: Quartz, Challenger, Gray, & Christmas Note: The 2024 number is a crude estimate calculated by multiplying January job cut numbers by 12.