In July 2025, major tech firms including Microsoft, Intel, and Amazon announced significant layoffs as part of broad restructuring efforts amid economic uncertainty and a push toward artificial intelligence (AI) and efficiency.
Intel:
Intel is implementing one of the largest employment cuts in its history.
It is expected that the company's total dismissals by 2025 exceed 21,000
positions, which represents approximately 20% of its workforce.
Only in July, Intel began reducing more than 5,500 jobs in the United
States, including 2,932 in Oregon, 1935 in California, 696 in Arizona and
several hundreds in Texas.
Restructuring, directed by the new Lip-Bu CEO TAN, the engineering
objectives, technicians and administrative roles, with additional anticipated
dismissals worldwide, even in Israel.
Intel's actions follow an earlier round of 15,000 layoffs in 2024,
highlighting the ongoing financial struggles and the need to remain competitive
in the rapid evolution chip sector.
Microsoft:
Microsoft has laid off about 9,100 employees this year, notably affecting its Xbox division and broader company operations.
These layoffs amount to approximately 4% of its global workforce and are part of efforts to simplify management structures and reallocate resources toward AI initiatives.
While reducing staff in traditional roles, Microsoft continues to hire for AI-focused positions to enable a more automated and streamlined structure.
Amazon:
Amazon has made multiple rounds of cuts, including hundreds of layoffs in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit this month alone.
Additional cuts have impacted its books business, devices and services unit, and podcast division. There are indications of a further potential 10% reduction in overall staff, with principal-level roles particularly at risk as Amazon integrates more AI into its operations.
CEO Andy Jassy has warned employees that ongoing advances in AI will further reduce the need for some office-based jobs.
These layoffs are part of an ongoing trend: in the first half of 2025, tech industry layoffs surpassed 100,000, affecting a broad range of roles as companies restructure, cut costs, and pivot toward new AI-driven business models.