Tech industry layoff records from late 2019 to the present across categories including company, industry, and location. The dataset tracks the scale of workforce reductions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic shifts, recording specific metrics for employees affected.
Use Cases
- Analyze sector-specific volatility by grouping the 'total_laid_off' column by 'industry'
- Compare layoff intensity between different company growth phases using the 'stage' and 'percentage_laid_off' fields
- Track the geographic spread of tech job losses over time using the 'date' and 'country' columns
Strengths
- Temporal coverage spanning from late 2019 through the current year
- Includes quantitative metrics such as 'total_laid_off' and 'percentage_laid_off'
- Categorizes companies by 'industry' (e.g., Crypto, Consumer, Food) and 'stage' of funding
- Geographic tracking via 'location' and 'country' columns