Google, Microsoft and more continue to fire employees

16-Apr-2025

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Layoffs in the tech industry are showing no signs of stopping in 2025, with major players like Google, Microsoft, and others continuing to trim their workforce. 

Though these numbers are significantly lower than the mass layoffs that happened between 2022 and 2023, companies are still continuing to reduce their workforce in a bid to streamline operations, cut costs, and refocus on artificial intelligence and automation.

According to Layoffs.fyi, a platform tracking job cuts in the sector, over 23,500 tech employees have been laid off this year across 93 companies to date—and the numbers keep rising. 

The latest reports of job cuts come from Google and Microsoft, both of which are reportedly planning a fresh round of layoffs. 

Reportedly these job cuts are part of the companies’ plans to make their workforce more effective, driven by Artificial Intelliengce led restructuring and performance-based terminations.