Last year’s techwide
reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time, the workforce reductions have been driven by the biggest names in tech like
Google,
Amazon,
Microsoft,
Yahoo,
Meta and
Zoom. Startups, too, have announced cuts across all sectors, from crypto to enterprise SaaS.
The reasoning behind these workforce reductions follows a
common script, citing the macroeconomic environment and a need to find discipline on a tumultuous path to profitability. Still,
tracking the layoffs helps us to understand the impact on innovation, which companies are facing tough pressures and who is available to hire for the businesses lucky to be growing right now. It also, unfortunately, serves as a reminder of the human impact of layoffs
and how risk profiles may be changing from here.
Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the known layoffs in tech that have occurred in 2023, to be updated monthly. If you have a tip on a layoff, contact us
here. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact us
here.
The running total of layoffs for 2023 based on full months to date is 224,503,
according to Layoffs.fyi. Tech layoffs conducted to date this year currently exceed the total number of tech layoffs in 2022, according to the data in the tracker.
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