Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Tech Industry Faces Continued Layoffs in 2025
Lots of tech companies are letting people go.
In the first five months of 2025, over 62,000 workers lost their jobs in the tech world.
Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Intel are reducing their staff.
They are doing this because of things like the economy being uncertain, meaning they want to save money.
Some companies hired too many people during the pandemic.
Now, they are making changes to be more efficient.
Over 62,000 tech employees laid off in the first five months of 2025 across 284 companies.
Major companies like Google, Microsoft, and Intel are among those making cuts.
Microsoft laid off over 6,000 employees, with Meta planning 3,600 layoffs.
Companies cite economic pressures, high interest rates, and over-hiring as factors.
Layoffs span various departments and roles within the affected companies.
- Who
- Google, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Meta, and others.
- What
- Over 62,000 tech employees laid off across 284 companies.
- When
- First five months of 2025
- Where
- Various locations globally.
- Why
- Economic uncertainty, high interest rates, inflationary pressures, and over-hiring during the pandemic
- Total Companies with Layoffs (First 5 months of 2025)
- 284
- Total Employees Laid Off (First 5 months of 2025)
- 62,000+
- Layoffs in 2024
- Approximately 240,000
- Microsoft Layoffs
- 6,000+
- Meta Layoffs
- 3,600
- HP Layoffs
- 1,000-2,000
- Match Group Layoffs
- 13% of Workforce
- Disney Layoffs
- Hundreds