Tech Layoffs 2025
Tech layoffs in 2025, in full
Every major tech layoff we tracked in 2025: who cut, how many people, and whether AI was part of the stated reason.
People affected
142K
Tracked in 2025
Events
73
Major, sourced
AI-attributed
27%
Of people affected
Month by month
The biggest tech layoffs of 2025
- AmazonOct 2025 · Big Tech−14,000
Amazon cut about 14,000 corporate roles, about 4% of its corporate workforce; its HR chief's memo cited AI, but CEO Andy Jassy later said the cuts were about culture, not AI or finances.
- AtosMay 2025 · IT Services & Consulting−14,000
Atos set out a restructuring plan that could remove up to 14,000 positions worldwide by the end of 2026.
- VerizonNov 2025 · Telecom−13,000
Largest cut in company history as new CEO restructures non-union workforce.
- Tata Consultancy ServicesJul 2025 · IT Services & Consulting−12,200
TCS said it will cut about 2% of its workforce, roughly 12,200 jobs, mostly in middle and senior management; its CEO attributed the cuts to skill mismatch and limited deployment opportunities rather than AI.
- AccentureSep 2025 · IT Services & Consulting · AI-attributed−11,000
Accenture's headcount fell by more than 11,000 in three months as CEO Julie Sweet said the firm is exiting staff for whom AI reskilling is not viable, under an $865 million restructuring programme.
- PanasonicMay 2025 · Industrial & Manufacturing−10,000
Global restructuring split between Japan and overseas operations.
- MicrosoftJul 2025 · Big Tech · AI-attributed−9,000
Microsoft said it will lay off about 9,000 employees, less than 4% of its workforce, taking its 2025 cuts past 15,000; it said it was reducing layers of management.
- MicrosoftMay 2025 · Big Tech−6,000
Microsoft said it is laying off about 6,000 people, 3% of its workforce, across all levels, teams and geographies, with the aim of reducing layers of management.
- SiemensMar 2025 · Industrial & Manufacturing−5,600
Siemens said it will cut 5,600 jobs at its Digital Industries automation business, and a further 450 at its EV charging unit, citing weak demand in China and Germany.
- HPNov 2025 · Hardware & Chips · AI-attributed−4,000
HP said it expects to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs by fiscal 2028, up to 10% of staff, as it embeds AI in product development, customer support and operations.
- Lufthansa GroupSep 2025 · Travel · AI-attributed−4,000
Lufthansa Group said it will cut 4,000 mainly administrative roles worldwide by 2030, citing digitalisation and the increased use of AI.
- SalesforceSep 2025 · Enterprise SaaS · AI-attributed−4,000
Customer-support roles cut after CEO Marc Benioff said AI agents now handle up to half of support conversations.
- NorthvoltMar 2025 · Industrial & Manufacturing−4,000
The battery maker filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, the largest in the country's history, affecting all its Swedish units.
- MetaJan 2025 · Big Tech−3,600
Meta cut about 5% of its workforce, roughly 3,600 people, in performance-based layoffs after CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would move out low performers faster; staff were notified from 10 February.
- STMicroelectronicsApr 2025 · Hardware & Chips−2,800
The chipmaker planned up to 2,800 voluntary job cuts over three years while reshaping its manufacturing sites.