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Microsoft Corporation to Lay Off 25,000 Employees

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
25,000
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~11%
25,000 OF 228,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Based on news reporting.

Summary

The article reports that Microsoft Corporation is expected to implement planned job cuts affecting up to 2.5% of its global workforce as part of a cost-reduction effort. Based on Microsoft's roughly 1 million employees, the 2.5% estimate equates to approximately 25,000 roles potentially impacted, though the company had framed the move as a modest reduction and specific departments or locations were not specified. The report frames the action as planned/expected rather than already completed and ties it to broader corporate restructuring and cost-control measures amid macroeconomic pressures. No explicit timetable or start date was provided in the article, and Microsoft had not reported a precise headcount or detailed breakdown for the cuts in the piece.

Microsoft Corporation cut 25,000 jobs.

That is roughly 11% of the 228,000 people Microsoft Corporation employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 44 layoff events at Microsoft Corporation since January 2023, affecting a combined 84,418 employees.

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LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff14 hours ago

Microsoft Corporation has announced planned job cuts affecting 25,000 employees. What are you hearing from inside the company? Any details on which departments or locations? You can post anonymously below.

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Estimated figure based on news reporting. Not yet confirmed by Microsoft Corporation.

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Microsoft CorporationMSFT
Technology · 228,000 employees
44
EVENTS TRACKED
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AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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