Matt O’Brien
Microsoft says it solves almost 3% of its total workforce.
The tech giant did not disclose the total amount of lost employment, but it would reach around 6,000.
Microsoft employed 228,000 full-time workers as of June last year. Approximately 55% of these workers were in the United States
Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said layoffs will take place across all levels and regions but will focus on reducing the level of management. A notification occurred on Tuesday.
Microsoft announced fewer rounds of performance-based layoffs in January. However, the 3% reduction will be Microsoft’s biggest layoff since early 2023. This has joined other tech companies that have cut 10,000 workers, almost 5% of the workforce, and are reducing expansion in the pandemic era.
The latest layoff comes just weeks after Microsoft reported strong sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations from January 3rd to March.
In its revenue call in April, Amy Hood said the company is “focusing on building and increasing agility to performant teams by reducing the number of layers of managers.” She also said that counties in March were 2% higher than a year ago, a slight decline compared to the end of last year.
Original issue: May 13th, 2025, 12:10pm EDT
