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Goodbye, for now.
Sōzō Pulse
Year:
2026
Selected survey:
Q4 – CEOs
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Companies that had layoffs in the past year
02 of 12
Percentage of the workforce that was let go
03 of 12
Companies that expect layoffs in the next nine months
04 of 12
Companies’ positions toward hiring
05 of 12
Work modality in 2024
06 of 12
Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2024
07 of 12
Top challenge CHROs face this year
08 of 12
Top area of focus for CHROs this year
09 of 12
Mindset of companies’ workforces
10 of 12
State of companies’ cultures
11 of 12
Managing the workforce is:
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"Companies that don’t integrate AI into their HR operations will be left behind"
Our Analysis
Companies that had layoffs in the past year
Companies that had layoffs in the past year
Percentage of the workforce that was let go
Companies that expect layoffs in the next nine months
Companies’ positions toward hiring
Work modality in 2024
Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2024
Top challenge CHROs face this year
Top area of focus for CHROs this year
Mindset of companies’ workforces
State of companies’ cultures
Managing the workforce is:
"Companies that don’t integrate AI into their HR operations will be left behind"
Compare by
01 of 12
01 of 12
Companies that had layoffs in the past year
02 of 12
Percentage of the workforce that was let go
03 of 12
Companies that expect layoffs in the next nine months
04 of 12
Companies’ positions toward hiring
05 of 12
Work modality in 2024
06 of 12
Upside/downside of hybrid work in 2024
07 of 12
Top challenge CHROs face this year
08 of 12
Top area of focus for CHROs this year
09 of 12
Mindset of companies’ workforces
10 of 12
State of companies’ cultures
11 of 12
Managing the workforce is:
12 of 12
"Companies that don’t integrate AI into their HR operations will be left behind"