https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft Layoff and WARN notices reported for Microsoft. en-us https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-09 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-09-253 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in September 8, 2025. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-07 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-07-324 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT In early July 2025, Microsoft said it would lay off about 9,000 employees, close to 4% of its workforce, in one of its larger rounds of the year. The cuts spanned multiple divisions, levels and geographies, including parts of the sales organization and the Xbox and gaming business. Management was working to flatten layers and rein in costs even as it kept pouring money into AI and data-center capacity. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-06 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-06-334 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in June 24, 2025. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-06 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-06-343 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft filed a WARN notice with Washington state on June 2, 2025 disclosing 305 additional job cuts in Redmond, with separations classified as permanent and scheduled to begin August 1. The filing pushed the company's Washington state layoff total for the year to nearly 2,300. A spokesperson said the cuts reflect "organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace" and described the 305 as "significantly less" than 1% of Microsoft's total workforce. The Redmond filing came weeks after Microsoft's larger May 2025 round, in which the company eliminated roughly 6,000 positions globally, including nearly 2,000 in Washington state. No specific teams or severance details were disclosed in connection with the June WARN notice. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-05 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-05-359 Tue, 13 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft said in May 2025 that it would cut about 6,000 jobs, roughly 3% of its global workforce, its largest round in more than two years. The company described the reductions as an effort to flatten management layers and simplify how the organization is structured. According to Microsoft, the cuts hit employees across levels, teams and locations and were not tied to performance. The timing was notable: the company kept up heavy capital spending on AI infrastructure even as it trimmed headcount. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-01 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-01-489 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in January 14, 2025. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-01 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2025-01-501 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in January 7, 2025. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-09 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-09-636 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft cut 650 jobs from its gaming division on September 12, 2024, the third round of gaming layoffs since the company closed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023. Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, told staff in a memo that the decision was made to align the post-acquisition team structure and manage the business for "long term success." The cuts fell mostly on corporate and supporting functions, and Spencer confirmed no game cancellations or studio closures would follow. Bringing the total gaming headcount reductions to more than 2,550 since the Activision deal, the September round underscored how heavily Microsoft has consolidated the enlarged organization. The January 2024 round alone had removed 1,900 gaming employees. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-07 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-07-733 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in July 3, 2024. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-06 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-06-785 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft cut around 1,000 employees from its mixed reality and Azure units on June 3, 2024, marking the second significant reduction in those divisions within 18 months. The layoffs hit the Mixed Reality organization, the Azure for Operators team, and the Mission Engineering group, which had handled government cloud products and quantum computing projects. Microsoft confirmed it would continue selling and supporting HoloLens 2 and remain committed to the U.S. Department of Defense's IVAS augmented-reality program, but the restructuring effectively wound down new consumer and commercial HoloLens development. The company had already shut down AltSpaceVR, discontinued next-generation HoloLens work, and converted its Mixed Reality Toolkit to open source. The cuts came as Microsoft was managing higher capital spending to build out AI infrastructure while maintaining profit margins. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-01 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2024-01-1036 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in January 25, 2024. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2023-07 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2023-07-1562 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in July 18, 2023. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2023-05 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2023-05-1801 Wed, 10 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in May 10, 2023. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2023-01 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2023-01-2367 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft said in January 2023 that it would cut 10,000 jobs, just under 5% of its workforce, by the end of its third fiscal quarter. CEO Satya Nadella pointed to customers reining in their spending amid broader economic caution and the need to realign resources toward priority areas, including the next generation of AI. The company recorded a $1.2 billion charge tied to severance, changes to its hardware portfolio and office-lease consolidation. Even with headcount falling overall, management said hiring would continue in strategic areas. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2022-10 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2022-10-2947 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in October 17, 2022. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2022-07 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2022-07-3363 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Seattle in July 12, 2022. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2014-09 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2014-09-11276 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Hauppauge, NY in September 18, 2014. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2014-07 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2014-07-11331 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Hauppauge, NY in July 17, 2014. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2012-12 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2012-12-10396 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in Islandia, NY in December 6, 2012. https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2009-05 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/microsoft#2009-05-9393 Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft reported a workforce reduction in New York, NY in May 5, 2009.