As of 2025, layoffs in the tech industry continue unabated, with over 26,000 jobs eliminated worldwide, primarily in the U.S. A notable contributor to these layoffs is the drive for efficiency, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence. Major companies like Meta and Microsoft have significantly reduced their workforce, continuing trends from previous years where large-scale layoffs were common. Data analyst Alan Cohen of RationalFX notes that these layoffs reflect ongoing industry disruptions as firms adapt their strategies, potentially leaving many workers without jobs.
Many of the companies that let go of employees in 2024 are now continuing to downsize in these fresh rounds of layoffs that will leave tens of thousands in the tech industry jobless over the coming months, said RationalFX data analyst Alan Cohen.
The figures highlight the continued disruption for workers across the global tech industry and follow a tumultuous two years for the sector.
2023 was a disastrous year for layoffs in the tech space, with data from Layoffs.fyi showing 264,220 roles were cut across 1,193 companies.
Those job cuts come as companies shore up their bottom lines to fund investment in AI, alongside the threat of AI actually taking on work.
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