It’s plain and simple. Across the globe, as we note in this and previous Trends Journals, there are more and more forecasts for rising interest rates and more fears of recession. Thus, the deeper economies around the world fall, the more jobs will be cut.

This is week 45 of job cuts. Some say they are cutting employees without giving the numbers while others are listing numbers.

• Waze – No #
• BMO Capital Markets – 100
• National Geographic – 19 (total editorial staff)
• Ted Baker – 200
• Xiaomi – 400
• Theo Chocolate – 60
• Bridgend – 540
• George Soros’ Foundation – 40 percent
• GreenLight – 96
• Bank of America – 10
• Merama – 10 percent
• Tackle.io – 75
• New Relic – 200
• MultiCare – 200
• Niantic – 230
• Headspace – 15 percent, 180
• BD – 60
• ClickUp – 90
• Packers Sanitation Service – 125
• Global Credit Union – 185
• Insider Intelligence – 20
• Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp – 56
• Amerijet International – 12
• Headspace Health – 181
• DermTech – 15 percent 
• Independence Health System – 53
• Candy Digital – 30
• Aera Energy LLC – 100
• Tacoma-based MultiCare – 200
• Variety – 4
• BMO Capital Markets Unit ( Canada ) – 100
• Stripe – 24 
• ESPN – 20 on air broadcasters
• Consulting firm Edelman – 240
• The Children’s Place – 181
• Vantage Travel – No #
• Plex – 37
• Karat – 47
• Puritan Medical Products – 272
• Sundance Institute – 11
• Zapier – 10 percent reduction in staff size
• New Relic in Portland – 155 in US / 57 Internationally
• BioWare developers – Layoff some developers