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Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions
Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.
Layoffs surge to highest level since 2020
So far in 2025, companies have announced 744,308 job cuts—the most at this point in the year since the pandemic.
U.S. applications for jobless aid fell to 233,000 last week as layoffs remain low
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain low despite uncertainty about how ...
Microsoft announces another round of mass layoffs
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft announced that it is, once again, firing thousands of workers – its second mass layoff in ...
Microsoft announces another mass layoff, thousands of workers affected
Microsoft employed 228,000 full-time workers as of last June, the last time it reported its annual headcount. The company ...
Morale craters at State Department as mass layoffs loom
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the agency “bloated,” yet as violence spiked in the Middle East, staff say they’ve ...
Washington, DC, Housing Market Reels From Massive DOGE Layoffs—and Retirees Lead in Sell-Offs
The spring selling season saw a trend in the nation's capital, as a sell-off continues due to the DOGE effect.
HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says
A federal judge says that recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be ...
Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 lays off workers in Washington state
Battery materials manufacturer Group14 laid off an undisclosed number of workers as tariffs and federal policies create ...