Reports of 9,000 staff cut Microsoft's recent trend of wide-scale workforce reduction continues, with reports that Redmond is preparing to slash an additional 4 percent of its employees – or around 9,

The new round of layoffs is Microsoft’s deepest single cut to its workforce since 2023, when it eliminated 10,000 jobs. Microsoft’s 2025 layoffs together have eclipsed that number, with 15,000 employees losing their jobs this year so far.

Microsoft surpassed expectations on revenue and profit but is slimming down across ranks, organizations and geographies.