Microsoft to chop below 2.5% of workforce in newest layoffs: Report

Microsoft is planning to chop below 2.5% of ​its workforce within the newest spherical of ‌layoffs that might be introduced as early as ​subsequent week,Enterprise Insider reported on ⁠Tuesday, citing sources.

Reuters couldn’t instantly confirm the report.

U.S. corporations have continued to trim headcount in ‌current months, with a recent wave of layoffs throughout the expertise, media and finance ‌sectors as companies rein in prices, ‌whereas investing ⁠closely in AI infrastructure.

The layoffs will influence 1000’s of roles, together with gross sales and consulting, in addition to jobs at ​the Xbox gaming division, ‌the Enterprise Insider report mentioned.

Microsoft declined to touch upon the report.

Microsoft had roughly 228,000 full-time workers as of June 30, ‌2025, in line with an SEC submitting ​final yr.

Xbox, which raised costs of its gaming consoles worldwide, citing a ⁠deepening world parts disaster, is planning main layoffs and vital cuts to advertising and different budgets, ‌Bloomberg Information reported earlier this month.

The Home windows maker can also be contemplating choices for its Xbox gaming unit, together with a possible spinoff or restructuring as an entirely owned subsidiary, The Info reported earlier in June.

In July ‌2025, the corporate mentioned it will lay off practically ​4% of its workforce, in one among its largest layoffs in recent times.

Throughout the expertise sector, Meta introduced plans this yr ⁠to chop 10% of its workforce, and Amazon laid out plans to eradicate ‌roughly 16,000 jobs globally.