Thousands of tech workers in western Washington have been affected by recent layoffs at some of the largest tech companies in the world, including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon, and layoff anxiety is running rampant.
Just this month, there have been at least 48,000 job cuts announced by major companies in the sector.
Microsoft announces next round of layoffs in Washington
SmartAsset, a personal finance company, ranked the U.S. cities with the most layoff anxiety using Google Trends data for 94 metros based on the average number of searches for the following keywords: layoffs, severance pay, recession, downsizing, unemployment, benefits, and furlough.
“We looked at Google Trends to get insight
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