Microsoft laying off 3% of its staff, leaving thousands without a job [View all]

More cuts are coming to Microsoft. The company reported it is planning to cut approximately 3% of its global workforce.

Microsoft stated the cuts are not related to performance, but instead an effort to reduce layers of management. Microsoft had 228,000 employees worldwide as of last June. While unconfirmed, this is gearing up to be the company’s biggest round of layoffs since 2023, when Microsoft let 10,000 employees go.

“We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.

There is no word on when the new layoffs will officially take place.

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