Microsoft to lay off around 6000 people as it culls about 3% of its workforce
Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce
Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce.
The tech giant didn't disclose the total amount of lost jobs but it will amount to about 6,000 people.
Microsoft employed 228,000 full-time workers as of last June, the last time it reported its annual headcount. About 55% of those workers were in the U.S.
Microsoft said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but will focus on reducing management levels. Notices went out on Tuesday.
Microsoft announced a smaller round of performance-based layoffs in January. But the 3% cuts will be Microsoft's biggest reported layoffs since early 2023, when the company cut 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that were scaling back their pandemic-era expansions.
The latest layoffs come just weeks after Microsoft reported strong sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations for the January-March quarter, which investors took as a dose of relief during a turbulent time for the tech sector and U.S. economy.