How Apple’s lean hiring may help it avoid layoffs; Apple’s workforce grew 20% from 2019 to 2022, Amazon’s grew 100%, Meta 94%, Alphabet 57%, Microsoft 53% (Aaron Tilley/Wall Street Journal)

Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:
How Apple’s lean hiring may help it avoid layoffs; Apple’s workforce grew 20% from 2019 to 2022, Amazon’s grew 100%, Meta 94%, Alphabet 57%, Microsoft 53%  —  The iPhone maker’s workforce grew 20% in the past three years, a far slower pace than rivals  —  Tech Layoffs Pile Up as Bosses Reverse Course