Tech, Health Care, Automotive Industries Lost the Most Jobs in 2024: Report

Industrial manufacturing and the media business also saw significant job losses in 2024.

People wait in line for a job fair to open in Sunrise, Fla., on June 26, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

About 722,500 Americans lost their jobs in 2024, according to a recently published analysis of U.S. firms.

On Dec. 5, the Chicago-based consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. released its monthly report on the total announced number of job cuts across the United States through the first 11 months of the year.