Job ads fell 0.4% in October, but applications per role climbed for over three years straight, says SEEK Senior Economist Dr Blair Chapman. What’s happening: Job advertisements declined 0.4% month-on-month in October 2025, with the annual decline slowing to 2.2%, according to SEEK’s latest Employment Report. Why this matters: With applications continuing to climb while
U.S. firms announced the most job cuts for any October in more than 20 years, fueled in part by mass layoffs at major retail companies. Employers slashed 153,074 jobs last month, up 175% from a year earlier, according to a Thursday report from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. October’s total
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Updated on: October 23, 2025 / 6:09 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco, following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie. In a statement on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said prominent tech company bosses had also contacted him […]