Cloudflare: Layoffs
Cloudflare announced first major layoffs in 16-year history, cutting over 1,100 employees (~20% of workforce)
Source: Business Insider
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Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of the sector hiring conditions.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 98.6 (Neutral) — down 1.4 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is easing (-2.6pts).
Cloudflare: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow.
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