Microsoft is preparing to cut an additional 9,000 employees, amounting to around 4% of its workforce, following earlier reductions. This move follows a series of layoffs throughout 2025, which included a major 3% cut in May comprising approximately 7,000 roles. Reports indicate that software engineers were particularly affected in these layoffs, amid speculation that AI replacements play a role. Microsoft has not officially confirmed the new cuts, providing only standard statements regarding organizational changes for success in a dynamic market.
Several outlets reported Microsoft's plans to conduct another cull today, with all generally agreeing that the Windows shop planned to eliminate around 9,000 positions across teams, geographies, and seniority levels.
Microsoft hasn't formally announced plans to cut staff, and our questions went unanswered, aside from the canned statement Microsoft has been providing multiple outlets for months.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that 30% of Microsoft's code is now written by AI, but the Windows giant told us in May that it wasn't laying off humans in favor of AI.
We've always referred to 2023, when Microsoft let more than 10,000 people go, as a bloodbath year, but it seems 2025 may be a new high-water mark.
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