Finance job openings at 2012 levels, US lost 92K jobs last month

Finance and insurance job listings declined towards the end of 2025, with The Kobeissi Letter arguing the sector should “brace” for job cuts. 

Finance and insurance job openings towards the end of 2025 fell to 13-year lows, according to February data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, with markets commentary outlet The Kobeissi Letter arguing on Saturday that the industry may be “bracing for more layoffs.”

In an X post, The Kobeissi Letter highlighted data showing that finance and insurance job openings have declined by 117,000 since December to hit 134,000 last month, with overall finance and insurance job listings nearing recession levels. 

“Available vacancies in these sectors have dropped -410,000, or -75%, since the 2022 peak. Openings are now even lower than at the 2001 recession bottom,” The Kobeissi Letter said, adding:

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