Microsoft confirms largest layoffs since 2023, more than 2,200 Seattle-area jobs cut
Microsoft is laying off approximately 9,100 employees, including 2,290 local employees based in Redmond, the tech giant confirmed Wednesday.
It’s the largest round of job cuts since 2023, The Seattle Times confirmed, equivalent to 4% of Microsoft’s workforce. The company had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024.
According to the Washington State Employment Security Department, the Redmond-based employees will be laid off between mid-July and early August. Microsoft stated the cuts were not related to performance, but instead an effort to reduce layers of management as it continues to heavily invest in artificial intelligence (AI).
Last month, Bloomberg News reported that thousands of jobs would be cut this summer following the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year.
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