A day laborer communicates with a potential employer on a street in New York, the United States, on Nov. 7, 2025. Due to U.S. federal government shutdown, scheduled release of non-farm payroll data for October was delayed again.
On Thursday, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, the highest total for that month since 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

People wait at a job center of the New York City Department of Social Services in New York, the United States, on Nov. 7, 2025. Due to U.S. federal government shutdown, scheduled release of non-farm payroll data for October was delayed again.
On Thursday, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, the highest total for that month since 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

People wait at a job center of the New York City Department of Social Services in New York, the United States, on Nov. 7, 2025. Due to U.S. federal government shutdown, scheduled release of non-farm payroll data for October was delayed again.
On Thursday, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, the highest total for that month since 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

Day laborers wait for employers on a street in New York, the United States, on Nov. 7, 2025. Due to U.S. federal government shutdown, scheduled release of non-farm payroll data for October was delayed again.
On Thursday, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, the highest total for that month since 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

People walk past a community job center in New York, the United States, on Nov. 7, 2025. Due to U.S. federal government shutdown, scheduled release of non-farm payroll data for October was delayed again.
On Thursday, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, the highest total for that month since 2003. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
