The tech industry continued to face significant workforce reductions throughout 2025, with more than 22,000 employees affected by layoffs during the year. This wave of job cuts extended across startups, enterprise giants, and emerging tech sectors, driven by shifts toward artificial intelligence, automation, cost-cutting measures, and restructuring efforts. Below is a month-by-month breakdown of the known tech layoffs in 2025, capturing the scale and scope of these changes.

January 2025

January saw over 2,400 employees laid off across multiple companies. Amazon cut dozens of workers in its communications department to streamline operations. Stripe laid off 300 people but planned to grow its headcount by 17%. Meta announced a 5% reduction targeting low performers, affecting roughly 3,600 of its 72,000 employees. Other notable cuts included SolarEdge Technologies laying off 400 workers in its fourth round since 2024, Wayfair cutting up to 730 jobs as it exited Germany, and the shutdown of delivery startup Pandion affecting 63 employees. Altruist eliminated 37 jobs despite aggressive hiring plans, while Aqua Security and Placer.ai also reduced headcounts.

February 2025

February was the heaviest month with over 16,200 layoffs. Hewlett-Packard cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its "Future Now" restructuring. GrubHub announced 500 layoffs after being sold for $650 million. Autodesk laid off 1,350 employees (9% of its workforce). Google cut workers in People Operations and cloud teams, offering voluntary exits. Workday laid off 1,750 employees (8.5% of headcount). Salesforce eliminated more than 1,000 jobs while hiring for AI products. Cruise laid off 50% of its workforce and shut down operations. Other significant cuts included Zepz (200), JustWorks (200), Bird (120), Sprinklr (500), Sonos (200), Okta (180), and Blue Origin (1,000).

March 2025

March recorded 8,834 layoffs. Northvolt laid off 2,800 employees (62% of its staff) after filing for bankruptcy. Block cut 931 workers (8%) in a reorganization. Brightcove laid off 198 employees after acquisition. Siemens announced 5,600 layoffs globally in automation and EV charging. HelloFresh cut 273 jobs. TikTok cut up to 300 workers in Dublin. Ola Electric laid off over 1,000 employees and contractors. Rec Room reduced headcount by 16%. Other cuts included Acxiom (130), Otorio (45), ActiveFence (22), D-ID (22), Wayfair (340), and HPE (2,500).

April 2025

April surpassed 24,500 layoffs, the largest monthly total. Intel announced plans to lay off more than 21,000 employees (20% of its workforce). NetApp eliminated 700 jobs (6%). Electronic Arts cut 300–400 employees. Expedia laid off 3% of staff. Meta let go of over 100 employees in Reality Labs. GM laid off 200 at its EV factory. Turo cut 150 positions after canceling its IPO. Gupshup laid off 200 employees. Forto eliminated 200 jobs. Wicresoft shut down operations in China affecting 2,000 employees. Google laid off hundreds in platforms and devices. Automattic laid off 16% (about 270 employees). Canva cut 10–12 technical writers.

May 2025

May saw 10,397 layoffs. Microsoft cut over 6,500 jobs (3% of global workforce). Hims & Hers laid off 68 employees (4%). Amazon cut about 100 from devices and services. Chegg let go of 248 employees (22%). Match reduced workforce by 13%. CrowdStrike laid off 500 (5% of global). General Fusion cut 25% of staff. Deep Instinct reduced by 20 employees. Beam shut down, letting go of 200.

June 2025

June had 1,606 layoffs. TomTom cut 300 jobs (10%). Rivian laid off 140 employees (1%). Bumble cut 240 jobs (30%). Klue laid off 85 employees (40%). Google downsized its smart TV division by 25%. Intel planned to lay off 15–20% in its Foundry division. Playtika let go of 90 employees. Airtime cut 25 of 58 staff. Microsoft laid off additional employees across multiple teams.

July 2025

July recorded 16,327 layoffs. Atlassian cut 150 roles in customer service. Consensys laid off 47 employees (7%). Zeen shut down operations. Scale AI laid off 200 employees (14%) and cut 500 contractors. Lenovo eliminated over 100 U.S. jobs. Intel laid off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon. Indeed and Glassdoor combined to cut about 1,300 jobs. Eigen Lab laid off 29 employees (25%). Microsoft cut 9,000 employees (less than 4%). ByteDance laid off 65 employees in Bellevue.

August 2025

August had 6,302 layoffs. Cisco cut 221 positions in California. Restaurant365 laid off 100 employees (9%). Oracle cut 101 jobs in Santa Clara and 161 in Seattle. F5 cut 106 positions. Peloton reduced workforce by 6%. Kaltura cut 70 employees (10%). Yotpo laid off 200 employees (34%). Windsurf laid off 30 and offered buyouts. Wondery cut 100 jobs.

September 2025

September saw 4,152 layoffs. Just Eat eliminated 450 jobs. Fiverr cut 250 (30%). ZipRecruiter closed Tel Aviv center, cutting 80 jobs. Gupshup laid off at least 100. xAI cut about 500 data annotation jobs. Rivian laid off 200 (1.5%). Oracle cut 101 in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco. Salesforce trimmed 262 jobs.

October 2025

October recorded 18,510 layoffs. Amazon eliminated up to 30,000 corporate roles (later confirmed as 14,000). Rivian cut 600 jobs (4%). Meta laid off 600 across AI infrastructure. Applied Materials cut 1,400 jobs (4%). Handshake laid off 100 (15%). Smartsheet cut over 120. Google cut 100+ design roles. Paycom laid off over 500 due to AI efficiencies.

November 2025

November had 8,932 layoffs. Intel cut 59 Bay Area jobs. HP planned to cut 4,000–6,000 by 2028. Apple cut several sales positions. Monarch Tractor warned of more than 100 layoffs. Playtika laid off 700–800 (20%). Pipe cut 200 (half its workforce). Synopsys cut about 2,000 (10%). Deepwatch laid off 60–80. Axonius cut 100 (10%). MyBambu shut down, laying off 141. Hewlett-Packard removed 52 positions.

December 2025

December saw 300 layoffs. Zebra Technologies wound down its AMR business. Amazon cut 84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue. Lusha laid off 24 (8%). Tenstorrent cut 7.5% of workforce. Payoneer laid off about 60 (6%). VSCO cut 24. Mobileye cut 200 (4%). Inside Inbound Health shut down.

Overall, the tech layoff wave of 2025 reflected a year of intense restructuring, with companies prioritizing AI integration, efficiency, and cost control. The human impact remains substantial, as these numbers represent thousands of workers displaced across the industry.

Source: TechCrunch News