Overview: The State of Tech Layoffs in 2025
The wave of tech layoffs continues into 2025, showing no signs of slowing down. Following a tumultuous 2024—where over 150,000 employees were laid off across 549 companies—this year has already seen more than 22,000 tech job cuts, with February alone accounting for over 16,000 of them, according to Layoffs.fyi.
As the industry races toward AI-driven efficiencies and automation-first models, the fallout is being felt by thousands of professionals across sectors—from EV manufacturing to cybersecurity, SaaS, and cloud computing.
To help you stay informed, we’re actively tracking layoffs across the tech world as they happen. Below is a running list of confirmed job cuts in 2025, updated regularly. If you have a tip to share, you can reach out to us here.
Why Are Layoffs Still Happening in Tech?
The current wave of reductions is driven by a complex mix of factors:
Economic uncertainty and shifting investor priorities
Delayed or canceled IPOs
Increased adoption of generative AI, automation, and leaner operating models
Global political tensions affecting supply chains and outsourcing agreements
While some layoffs are strategic, others reflect a growing discomfort with overhiring during the pandemic-era tech boom and a new demand for profitability over scale.
The Human Cost of AI and Automation
With every announcement of a new AI tool or automation breakthrough, there’s often a hidden cost: jobs lost. As companies trim their workforce to streamline operations, the human element of innovation is sometimes lost in the noise.
This tracker isn’t just about numbers. It’s about the people behind them—engineers, designers, writers, marketers—many of whom helped build the very tools now replacing them.
2025 Layoffs by Month
Below is a month-by-month breakdown of the most significant tech layoffs confirmed in 2025 so far.
April 2025
GM: Cutting 200 EV-related jobs in Michigan amid slowing demand.
Zopper: India-based insurtech lays off 100 employees this year, including 50 from tech/product teams.
Turo: Eliminates 150 positions after postponing IPO plans.
GupShup: Lets go of 200 workers, the second cut in five months.
Forto: Cuts 200 jobs (~1/3 of staff), mainly in sales.
Wicresoft: Exits China operations, affecting 2,000 employees.
Five9: Lays off 123 employees (4% of workforce).
Google: Cuts hundreds across Android, Chrome, and Pixel divisions.
Microsoft: Plans further cuts by May, targeting non-coding roles.
Automattic: Lays off 270+ employees (16% of total).
Canva: Cuts 10–12 technical writers, shifting more work to generative AI.
March 2025
Northvolt: Files for bankruptcy, laying off 2,800 (62% of staff).
Block: Reduces headcount by 931 in a strategic realignment.
Brightcove: Cuts 198 employees after acquisition by Bending Spoons.
Acxiom: Cuts 130 roles following potential IPG-Omnicom merger.
Sequoia Capital: Shuts down its D.C. office, affecting its policy team.
Siemens: Announces global reduction of 5,600 jobs in automation.
HelloFresh: Lays off 273 and shuts Texas distribution center.
Otorio: Cuts 45 roles after acquisition by Armis.
ActiveFence, D-ID, NASA, Zonar Systems, Wayfair, HPE, TikTok, LiveRamp, Ola Electric, Rec Room, ANS Commerce: All report layoffs ranging from a few dozen to over 1,000 roles.
February 2025
HP: Plans to cut 2,000 jobs under a restructuring initiative.
GrubHub: Lets go of 500 after acquisition by Wonder Group.
Autodesk: Cuts 1,350 roles (9% of workforce).
Google: Targets People Ops and Cloud teams for reductions.
eBay, Starbucks, Commercetools, Dayforce, Expedia, Skybox Security, HerMD, Zendesk, Vendease, Logically, Blue Origin, Redfin, Sophos, Zepz, Unity, JustWorks, Bird, Sprinklr, Sonos, Workday, Okta, Cruise, Salesforce: All executed workforce reductions in varying degrees.
January 2025
Cushion, Level, Pandion, and ANS Commerce shut down operations entirely.
Amazon, Stripe, Meta, Wayfair, Aurora Solar, Pocket FM, Icon, Altruist, Aqua Security, SolarEdge Technologies, Textio, Placer.ai: Conduct layoffs as part of restructuring or cost-cutting efforts.
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