In 2025, over 17,000 job losses were accounted for in the U.S. media industry, an increase compared to 2024. The media industry in the United States has been deeply impacted by the pandemic and the following inflation, as well as the introduction of Generative AI technologies, resulting in an increasing number of layoffs. While about 10,000 job cuts in media were reported in 2019, that value had tripled the following year.
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