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Microsoft job cuts pass 15,000 across 2025

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EFFECTIVE DATE
Oct 22, 2025

What we know

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Coverage in late 2025 totalled Microsoft's job cuts for the year at more than 15,000 roles across several separate rounds, including about 6,000 in May and about 9,000 in July. The figure is a cumulative total for the year rather than a single layoff event; the individual rounds are recorded separately.

LayoffTalk has tracked 52 layoff events at Microsoft Corporation since January 2023, including 4,344 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 37 additional events known from news reporting.

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Microsoft CorporationMSFT
Information Technology · 228,000 employees
52
EVENTS TRACKED
4,344
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED JAN 16, 2026LAST UPDATED SEP 2, 2026