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Microsoft Cuts 830 Jobs in Washington State — Less than 10% of Latest Global Layoffs
- On July 2, 2025, Microsoft revealed plans to reduce its global workforce by about 9,000 employees, with approximately 830 of those positions cut at its corporate offices located in Redmond and Bellevue, Washington.
- The layoffs follow a background of high interest rates, government hiring restrictions on foreign tech workers, and Big Tech correcting excessive hiring begun around 2022.
- Affected roles span sales, gaming, Microsoft Research, cloud solution architecture, and include engineers, lawyers, and account managers, with the cuts mainly targeting middle managers and redundancy reduction.
- Microsoft CFO Amy Hood emphasized a "focus on cost efficiencies," while Vice Chair Brad Smith pledged about $80 billion in AI-related datacenter investments, signaling the company's ongoing strategic shift.
- These layoffs mark a 4% reduction of Microsoft’s 228,000 global workforce reflecting efforts to adapt to a dynamic market and AI implementation, while experts note possible lasting regional economic impacts similar to past industry downturns.
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Microsoft Layoffs: 830 Workers Cut In Washington State Amid Global Reduction
Microsoft announced layoffs affecting 830 employees in its home state of Washington, part of a larger reduction of approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide, representing about 4% of its global workforce of 228,000 as of June 2024. The layoffs, reported on July 2, 2025, and effective August 31, 2025, impacted various roles, including cloud solution architects, game ... Read more The post Microsoft Layoffs: 830 Workers Cut in Washington State Amid Globa…
Microsoft inserts hit 830 employees in the home state Washington
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks on the Axel Springer building in Berlin on October 17, 2023. He received the annual Axel Springer Award. Ben Kriemann | Getty images Among the thousands Microsoft Employees who lost their job in the cuts announced this week were 830 employees in the home of the Washington company. Almost a […]
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