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layoff

temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees for business reasons
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layoff

Summary

layoff ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (820 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • layoff is a type of termination of employment[2].
  • layoff is a type of administrative sanction[3].
  • layoff's different from is recorded as degrowth[4].
  • layoff's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject COVID-19[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include termination of employment[2] and administrative sanction[3].

Why It Matters

layoff ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (820 views/month).[1] layoff has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] layoff is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). layoff. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/layoff
MLA “layoff.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/layoff.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_layoff_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{layoff}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/layoff}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → degrowth
    Subclass of → termination of employment, administrative sanction
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17781, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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