Newsroom layoffs in the U.S. 2023

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In 2023, some 3,087 job cuts were announced in the newsroom sector in the United States. The largest newsroom layoffs were reported in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, when the industry saw over 16 thousand job losses.

Number of job cut announcements in the newsroom sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of job losses in thousands
2023	3.09
2022	1.8
2021	1.51
2020	16.06
2019	5.39
2018	11.88
2017	2.36
2016	5.45
2015	2.9
2014	3.83
2013	9.58
2012	2.71
2011	4.41
2010	1.34
2009	11.64
2008	14.27

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January 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Special properties

digital, print, and broadcast news

Supplementary notes

Figures for periods prior to 2022 come from previous reporting.

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