State of The Nation

10 Companies Cut the Most Jobs in USA in 2026 - YouTube The Experience Purge No One's Discussing Major U.S. employers have eliminated over 150,000 positions while pouring billions into AI, but viral claims of Great Recession-scale unemployment are false. The real story: companies are systematically cutting experienced technical staff—including safety-critical roles—betting that automation can replace decades of institutional knowledge. TL;DR Viral claims of 1.1 million U.S. job cuts comparable to the Great Recession are significantly exaggerated. Actual verified layoffs at major corporations total 150,000-200,000 positions. However, the composition of cuts reveals a troubling pattern: companies are eliminating experienced engineers, quality inspectors, and technical specialists while investing $50+ billion in AI systems meant to replace human judgment. Boeing is cutting safety staff during a crisis. Intel is losing chip fabrication experts it cannot replace. Displaced workers o...