Microsoft

TechnologyAI-Cited Layoffs

United States7 layoff rounds tracked

57,000

Total Jobs Cut

July 2025

Most Recent

15,000

Largest Single Layoff

Yes

AI Cited

Layoff Timeline

July 2025

9,100 jobs cut(4% of workforce)

Reason: Organizational restructuring across multiple departments including Xbox

Source: Computerworld

July 2025

9,100 jobs cut

AI-CITED

Reason: Shifted resources to AI products; Xbox division and gaming studios impacted

Source: Programs.com

June 2025

15,000 jobs cut

AI-CITED

Reason: AI integration and workforce optimization

Source: Bloomberg

January 2024

1,900 jobs cut(8% of workforce)

Reason: Gaming division cuts; Activision Blizzard integration; Candy Crush, Zenimax, Turn 10

Source: Crunchbase

January 2024

1,900 jobs cut(8% of workforce)

Reason: Post-Activision Blizzard acquisition integration

Source: Computerworld

January 2023

10,000 jobs cut(5% of workforce)

Reason: Align cost with revenue structure

Source: Computerworld

January 2023

10,000 jobs cut

Reason: Multiple rounds of cuts; post-pandemic overcorrection and AI pivot

Source: Layoffs.fyi

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