Microsoft plans to lay off several thousand employees in sales and other departments

From Nasdaq.: 2025-06-18 22:52:00

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is set to lay off several thousand employees, impacting its sales division and other departments. The exact number of job cuts is yet to be confirmed, but they are expected to begin in July at the start of the new fiscal year. This follows the 6,000 layoffs announced last month.

As of June 2024, Microsoft had 228,000 employees. In January 2023, the company laid off 10,000 employees, including those from the HoloLens augmented reality headset unit and other hardware projects.



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