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Eric Siu breaks down 2026 hiring. Major companies are holding headcount flat or cutting staff, shifting money toward AI and capital instead of people. IBM's voluntary attrition is unusually low even as unemployment rises.
Eric Siu breaks down 2026 hiring. Major companies are holding headcount flat or cutting staff, shifting money toward AI and capital instead of people. IBM's voluntary attrition is unusually low even as unemployment rises.
Why companies are not hiring in 2026, more specifically big companies. Have you seen this trend? I have not seen that trend. So you got Shopify, Chime Financial, they're vowing to keep the size of their employee bases roughly flat. 66% of leaders surveyed said they plan to either fire workers or maintain the size of their existing teams, and only a third said they plan to hire. So you're seeing a lot of wait and see. Some of the looming uncertainty will mean that we're going to see an investment in capital over people. Unemployment rose 44.6% in November. It's the highest in 4 years. While the US added jobs in healthcare and education, IBM employees are leaving the technology giant at the lowest rate in 30 years. 30 years, dude. And so he's basically saying that the CEO Arvind of IBM, voluntary attrition at IBM is under 2%, which is amazing. Okay, a decline from the typical 7%. So people are looking to stay put right now. And then at the same time, big companies are looking to see what type of efficiencies they're going to gain from AI, I think in 2026. If you want more insights like this on AI, marketing, and business, follow to learn more.
