CNBC
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Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts
July 2, 2025 - In January, it cut less than 1% of headcount based on performance. The 50-year-old software company slashed more than 6,000 jobs in May and then at least 300 more in June. As of June 2024 it employed 228,000 people.
GeekWire
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Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts – GeekWire
July 4, 2024 - The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week in the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this year.
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Microsoft says it is cutting thousands of jobs in second round of layoffs in recent months | CBC News
July 3, 2025 - While the company didn't specify the exact number of people who would be losing their jobs, it did say it was less than four per cent of its total workforce, which would be about 9,000 people at most.
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Microsoft Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained - Samfiru ...
July 2, 2025 - July 2024: Microsoft is cutting product and program management roles as it aims to maintain profit margins.
CRN
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More Microsoft Layoffs As Vendor Starts 2024 Fiscal Year | CRN
A review of LinkedIn posts by Microsoft workers who said they were caught up in the layoffs reveals that some of the eliminated jobs include solutions associates, direct sales associates, program managers and success managers.
US Cloud
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Sources Predict Significant Microsoft Layoffs in 2025 - US Cloud
April 1, 2025 - Sources such as R&D World announced findings that AI drove significant restructuring across technology sectors, specifically noting that Microsoft’s Azure team cuts in 2024 were enacted while sustaining an AI development focus.
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Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions | AP News
July 2, 2025 - Its latest layoffs would cut fewer than 4% of that workforce, according to Microsoft. But it has already had at least three layoffs this year and it’s unlikely that new hiring has matched the amount lost.
BNN Bloomberg
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Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions
July 3, 2025 - Its latest layoffs would cut fewer than 4% of that workforce, according to Microsoft. But it has already had at least three layoffs this year and it’s unlikely that new hiring has matched the amount lost.
The Register
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More layoffs at Microsoft – what's really going on here? • The Register
June 4, 2024 - While reports have suggested Microsoft would cut as many 1,500 people just from its Azure for Operators group, The Register has been told that number is not accurate and is inflated.
Whitten & Lublin
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Microsoft Layoffs Continue into 2024 - Whitten & Lublin
January 26, 2024 - Despite the layoffs, Microsoft’s stock remained largely unaffected. This reflects a broader trend of efficiency and growth focus in the tech industry amidst economic pressures. This move comes at a time when tech companies worldwide are making deep cuts in their workforce, signaling a shift in the sector’s dynamics. Already in 2024 Google, TikTok and other tech companies have laid off hundreds of people.
USA Today
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Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant cutting thousands of jobs, reports say
May 14, 2025 - The news marks the latest wave of tech company layoffs in recent years, including several rounds of cuts at Microsoft. The tech giant cut 10,000 jobs in 2023, and roughly 1,900 people were axed from its Activision Blizzard and Xbox divisions in 2024.
Reddit
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r/ArtificialInteligence on Reddit: What is the real explanation behind 15,000 layoffs at Microsoft?
July 6, 2025 -
I need help understanding this article on Inc.
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/microsofts-xbox-ceo-just-explained-why-the-company-is-laying-off-9000-people-its-not-great/91209841
Between May and now Microsoft laid off 15,000 employees, stating, mainly, that the focus now is on AI. Some skeptics I’ve been talking to are telling me that this is just an excuse, that the layoffs are simply Microsoft hiding other reasons behind “AI First”. Can this be true? Can Microsoft be, say, having revenue/financial problems and is trying to disguise those behind the “AI First” discourse?
Are they outsourcing heavily? Or is it true that AI is taking over those 15,000 jobs? The Xbox business must demand a lot and a lot of programming (as must also be the case with most of Microsoft businesses. Are those programming and software design/engineering jobs being taken over by AI?
What I can’t fathom is the possibility that there were 15,000 redundant jobs at the company and that they are now directing the money for those paychecks to pay for AI infrastructure and won’t feel the loss of thee productivity those 15,00 jobs brought to the table unless someone (or something) else is doing it.
Any Microsoft people here can explain, please?
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Most likely because some person/s bonuses are tied to cost cutting or "productivity" targets that can be achieved through the lay-offs.
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https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/03/microsoft-lays-off-the-staff-who-make-the-money-to-fund-ai-that-doesnt/ Nadella is a true believer, and he is also wrong. They definitely aren't having revenue problems, but they want to throw so much money at AI that they have to make these layoffs to pay for building their Azure server farms. It's not that they think AI can replace those employees. It's that they think AI is going to make them so much money, it's worth cannibalising other parts of their business for in order to scale up the infrastructure as fast as possible.
The Globe and Mail
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Microsoft cutting 9,000 jobs with largest layoff in years - The Globe and Mail
July 2, 2025 - Its latest layoffs would cut fewer than 4 per cent of that workforce, according to Microsoft. But it has already had at least three layoffs this year and it’s unlikely that new hiring has matched the amount lost.
InvestorPlace
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Microsoft Layoffs 2024: What to Know About the Latest Bethesda Job Cuts | InvestorPlace
September 19, 2024 - The latest news notes that the Microsoft layoffs will see it close down Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios, Roundhouse Games and Tango Gameworks.
CBS News
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Microsoft to lay off 6,000 employees in cost-cutting move - CBS News
May 13, 2025 - Microsoft on Tuesday said it's cutting 3% of its workforce across the board. The layoffs are expected to impact all levels and geographies, but will focus on reducing management levels, the company said in a statement.
Reuters
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Microsoft to cut about 4% of jobs amid hefty AI bets | Reuters
July 2, 2025 - July 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), ... employees worldwide as of June 2024, had announced layoffs in May, affecting around 6,000 workers....
Global News
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Microsoft lays off 9K workers, biggest cut in more than 2 years - National | Globalnews.ca
July 2, 2025 - The company declined to say how many people would be laid off but said that it will comprise less than four per cent of the workforce it had a year ago. Microsoft said the cuts will affect multiple teams around the world, including its sales ...
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CNBC
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Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce
May 13, 2025 - Microsoft, which is cutting 3% of its headcount, had 228,000 employees as of last June.
TrendForce
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[News] Nearly 150,000 Jobs Cut in Tech: Layoffs from Intel, Tesla, Microsoft, and More
December 11, 2024 - According to a report by The Times of India, the tech industry has faced substantial layoffs in 2024, with approximately 150,000 jobs eliminated across major companies. Tech companies like Tesla, Intel, Cisco, and Microsoft are among those reducing ...