Microsoft announces its biggest round of layoffs since 2023, confirming plans to cut thousands of jobs across multiple divisions.

Microsoft layoffs 2025 have shocked the tech world, as the company cuts 6,000 jobs—around 3% of its global workforce. Even Gabriela de Queiroz, Microsoft’s Director of AI for Startups, wasn’t spared.

It’s unclear how much Microsoft hopes to save through the layoffs. When the company laid off 10,000 workers in 2023, analysts estimated that the move was poised to save Microsoft about $2.5 billion over the subsequent year. That figure included the $1.2 billion charge the company had logged in connection with the job cuts.