Microsoft's latest layoffs, which include jobs at LinkedIn, come weeks after it reported upbeat earnings and guidance after AI investments.

Microsoft announced a major workforce reduction on 14 May 2025, cutting approximately 6,000 jobs, about 3% of its 228,000 global employees. The layoffs, targeting divisions like LinkedIn, Xbox, and software engineering,

Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.