Based on news reporting.
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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