Microsoft set to enact its biggest layoffs in over two years 3% will lose their jobs, or 6,000 to 7,000 workers Middle managers are at risk Microsoft has announced significant layoffs, impacting an estimated 6,

Microsoft began laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce Tuesday, its largest mass layoff in more than two years.

Microsoft is set to lay off approximately 6,000 employees, equating to 3% of its global workforce, as part of organizational changes aimed at positioning the company for success.

This latest round of layoffs is the largest by Microsoft since letting go of more than 11 000 employees in 2023, as it implements "organizational changes".

In what is considered Microsoft' s largest round of layoffs since 2023, the company decided to fire 6,000 employees, which makes up about 3% of its workforce. A director of AI who has been impacted has taken to X to share about the “bittersweet news”. In her post, she recalled that the employees who were fired were “asked to stop work immediately”.

Microsoft has announced the layoff of about 6000 employees, which is almost 3% of the company's entire team. And they can thank AI.