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Microsoft Lays Off Hundreds of WA Workers, Weeks After Companywide Cuts

  • Microsoft laid off 305 employees in Redmond, Washington, on August 1, 2025, weeks after previous companywide cuts.
  • These layoffs follow a mid-May reduction of about 6,000 jobs, representing nearly 3% of Microsoft’s 228,000 worldwide staff.
  • The cuts aim to streamline the workforce by reducing management layers and increasing team agility amid a dynamic tech market driven by AI adoption.
  • A Microsoft spokesperson stated the latest layoffs add to prior reductions and affect less than 1% of total staff while citing a goal to increase agility.
  • These workforce changes suggest Microsoft is restructuring to prioritize AI-focused roles and cost-saving through faster software development processes.
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FOX 13 Seattle broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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