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Sean Endicott

Microsoft expected to lay off thousands in what has become an annual July restructuring

Microsoft Corporation logo seen displayed on a smartphone with United States Dollar notes and coins in the background.

Microsoft is expected to announce another round of layoffs soon. Less than 2.5% of the company's workforce will be affected, according to sources that spoke with Business Insider. Due Microsoft's size, even that small percentage means thousands of people will be affected.

An SEC filing from June 30, 2025 showed Microsoft had about 228,000 employees. That figure has fluctuated since then, but it gives a gauge of the size of Microsoft's full-time workforce.

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