Microsoft said on Wednesday, July 2, that he will dismiss about 9,000 employees. Move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce
The company will dismiss about 9,000 photo employees: Archive
The announcement was made on the second day of the fiscal year 2026 of Microsoft. The executives of the company in Redmond, Washington, usually reveal reorganizations on the occasion of the new fiscal year, sources for CNBC said.
“We continue to implement the organizational changes needed to best position the company and teams for success in a dynamic market“Said a spokesman for Microsoft.
Microsoft has already had several rudges of dismissal this calendar year. In January, it reduced less than 1% of the number of employees based on performance. The software company then reduced over 6,000 jobs in May, and then at least 300 in June 2025.
Microsoft had 228,000 employees in June 2024. Perhaps the largest reduction in the number of Microsoft workers took place in 2014, when the company eliminated 18,000 employees after purchasing the Nokia devices and services.
As with the Mayor of May, Microsoft seeks to reduce the number of managers who are between individual collaborators and top directors, a person for the source said.
“In order to position gaming for sustainable success and to allow us to focus on strategic growth areas, we will end or reduce the activity in certain fields of business and follow the Microsoft example regarding the elimination of management layers to increase agility and efficiency.“Wrote Phil Spencer, Microsoft CEO for gaming, in a note sent to employees in this division.
Microsoft actions closed at a record level of $ 497.45 per action on June 26. At the beginning of the transaction session on Wednesday, the shares were decreasing by about 0.6%.
