The Upwork Research Institute has identified a segment of companies maneuvering differently, poised to overtake enterprise in innovation and resilience.

Conventional wisdom would tell you a booming stock market should create more jobs, not fewer. But it’s hard to ignore that there are larger forces at play.

The Upwork Research Institute has identified a segment of companies maneuvering differently, poised to overtake enterprise in innovation and resilience.

Some of the world's biggest tech companies cited AI as part of their layoff and restructuring strategy in 2025.