Statistics show that a total of 4700 jobs were cut in the US IT sector in January 2023.

CTOnews.com, February 8, according to the Wall Street Journal, in January 2023, the US IT job market shrank for the first time in more than two years, indicating that IT workers are facing the same risk of layoffs as other jobs and departments as corporate spending slows.

A total of 4700 jobs were cut in the US IT sector last month, according to a report by consulting firm Janco Associates based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

▲ Touyuan Pixabay US media pointed out that before January this year, large-scale layoffs by technology giants such as Amazon and Google's parent company Alphabet did not affect IT employees, even in non-tech areas, such as chemical company Dow and industrial and consumer products manufacturer 3M. The wave of layoffs did not affect IT.

According to trueup.io statistics in January this year, about 300 technology companies have proposed layoffs, affecting more than 90,000 people. CTOnews.com has reported that just this month, Dell Technology, Match, the parent company of US dating app Tinder, online payment giant PayPal, and US electric car manufacturer Rivian have also announced different proportions of layoffs.