# Businesses are responding to economic pressures and automation.

*business · news · 2026-04-22 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Lucid Group is laying off up to 500 employees in California, marking one of the largest cuts.
- Vimeo plans to cut between 101 and 250 jobs in New York this week.
- Albertsons is preparing to eliminate up to 200 jobs in Texas due to store closures.
- Layoff figures in official unemployment data may be delayed by severance periods and staggered cuts.

**Companies:** Lucid Group, Charles River Laboratories, Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation, C3.ai, Vimeo, Talcott Resolution Life, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Albertsons, Hornblower Cruises and Events, Wescom Financial, Bluum USA, Legends Global, HCL, Peshastin Pear Packers
**Countries:** United States

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