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U.S. Layoffs Decline Amid Geopolitical Risk
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Challenger, Gray and Christmas reports U.S. layoffs fell 65% year‑over‑year in February, with employers announcing about 6,000 cuts versus roughly 17,000 last year. The firm cites AI deployment and a hospitality rebound as contributing factors, while warning that April's Iran‑related oil supply disruption and rising energy costs could prompt broader job reductions in energy‑sensitive sectors.
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Official Challenger data and cross‑sector relevance; limited AI causality and speculative geopolitical linkage reduce certainty.
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