61,000 jobs, 130 companies: Tech layoffs surge in 2025 as Microsoft, IBM, Google, Amazon cut jobs

Posted under: Digital Transformation
Date: 2025-05-23
Tech Industry Realigns Amid Layoffs & Efficiency Drive | Justo Global

In 2025, tech industry faces another wave of layoffs, with Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and CrowdStrike restructuring to improve efficiency and adaptability. AI development and macroeconomic instability force changes in traditional work models. Layoffs.fyi reports over 61,000 tech workers across 130 companies lose jobs this year, 6,000 from Microsoft alone. Meanwhile, IBM uses AI to automate several HR roles, redirecting resources towards expanding its programming and sales workforce instead of mass layoffs.

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