Tech companies slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs as hiring slump persists
Briefly

Recent layoffs in the Bay Area tech sector have resulted in the loss of over 400 jobs from major companies including LinkedIn, Chegg, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. LinkedIn announced 270 job cuts primarily affecting Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and San Francisco. Chegg laid off 88 employees in Santa Clara, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise reduced its workforce by 61 in San Jose. These cuts come at a time when tech hiring in the Bay Area has stagnated, with only 200 new jobs added in April, signaling a troubling trend for the industry.
LinkedIn, Chegg, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are laying off a total of 419 employees in the Bay Area, signaling ongoing industry downsizing.
The recent job cuts highlight that despite a small job addition in April, the tech sector in the Bay Area is struggling to hire new staff.
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