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Microsoft to Lay Off 9K Employees, 4% of Global Workforce

July 03, 2025

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The New Indian Express Kannur

In another round of layoffs, American technology conglomerate Microsoft is expected to fire nearly 9,000 employees.

- ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ Bengaluru

This is the second mass layoff by the company in months.

According to reports, this layoff will affect less than 4% of the company's global workforce. Microsoft employed 228,000 full-time workers as of last June, the last time it reported its annual headcount.

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