Seattle Times Microsoft Layoffs 2025. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, 2024 saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 542 companies, according to independent layoffs. However, the reductions are offset by around 3,750 workers who were added in 2024 and another 2,000 expected hires in 2025.

However, the reductions are offset by around 3,750 workers who were added in 2024 and another 2,000 expected hires in 2025. Of the 18,000 jobs to be cut, microsoft was starting thursday to eliminate 13,000 of them.