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Expeditors: Layoffs
Expeditors International cut 230 tech jobs across Seattle region offices, ending decades-long no-layoff policy; affected roles include software developers, QA testers, project managers, and business analysts
Source: GeekWire
The leadership read
Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of transport & logistics hiring conditions.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 105.8 (Hot) — down 2.4 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+2.4pts).
Expeditors: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Transport & Logistics median of 1 across 7 tracked companies.
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