The tech industry’s wave of layoffs continues into 2025, with significant job cuts reported across major companies and startups alike. As of this year, over 22,000 workers have been affected, with February alone seeing over 16,000 reductions. This trend reflects broader shifts in the industry driven by automation, AI integration, and economic restructuring.
The Scale of the Cuts
Data from Layoffs.fyi shows that in 2024, more than 150,000 jobs were cut across 549 companies. The layoffs aren’t limited to struggling startups; established giants are also streamlining operations. The surge in cuts raises questions about long-term employment stability in tech, despite continued innovation.
Monthly Breakdown of Layoffs (2025)
Here’s a breakdown of layoffs by month, highlighting the escalating scale of the cuts:
- December 2025 : 300 employees laid off
- November 2025 : 8,932 employees laid off
- October 2025 : 18,510 employees laid off
- September 2025 : 4,152 employees laid off
- August 2025 : 6,302 employees laid off
- July 2025 : 16,327 employees laid off
- June 2025 : 1,606 employees laid off
- May 2025 : 10,397 employees laid off
- April 2025 : Over 24,500 employees laid off
- March 2025 : 8,834 employees laid off
- February 2025 : 16,234 employees laid off
- January 2025 : 2,403 employees laid off
Notable Layoffs in Late 2025
Several high-profile companies announced significant reductions:
- Zebra Technologies: Winding down its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) business after acquiring Fetch Robotics in 2021. Many employees are expected to leave by year-end.
- Amazon: Cutting 84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue, affecting engineering, recruiting, and product management roles. Affected employees will receive at least 90 days of pay and benefits.
- Lusha: Laying off 8% of its workforce (about 24 employees) as part of restructuring.
- Tenstorrent: Cutting 7.5% of its workforce (around 1,000 employees) as it shifts focus from enterprise clients to individual developers.
- Payoneer: Reducing roughly 6% of its global workforce, about 30 employees in Israel and overseas.
- VSCO: Laying off 24 employees due to weak consumer demand and unsuccessful expansion efforts.
- Mobileye: Cutting 200 jobs, about 4% of its global workforce, with most cuts in Israel.
- Inside Inbound Health: Shut down completely, with over $50 million raised previously.
Further Reductions Across Multiple Companies
Additional layoffs were reported across various companies:
- Intel: Continued cuts with 59 Bay Area jobs eliminated.
- HP: Plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs worldwide by 2028.
- Apple: Cutting sales positions in business, education, and government sectors.
- Monarch Tractor: May lay off over 100 workers or shut down entirely.
- Playtika: Announced plans to lay off 20% of its workforce, 700 to 800 employees.
- Pipe: Laid off about 200 employees, roughly half its workforce.
- Synopsys: Plans to cut roughly 10% of its workforce (about 2,000 employees).
- Deepwatch: Laid off between 60 and 80 employees, citing AI as a factor.
- Axonius: Cutting roughly 10% of its staff, about 100 of its 900 workers.
- MyBambu: Closing local operations, laying off all 141 employees.
- Oracle: Cutting jobs in Seattle and San Francisco.
- Salesforce: Trimming jobs at its San Francisco headquarters.
Ongoing Trends in August and September 2025
The cuts continued into the summer and fall:
- Cisco: Eliminating 221 positions in Milpitas and San Francisco.
- Restaurant365: Laying off about 100 employees due to missed growth targets.
- F5: Cutting 106 positions in Washington.
- Peloton: Cutting 6% of its workforce.
- Kaltura: Cutting 10% of its workforce to reduce operating expenses.
- Yotpo: Laying off about 200 employees, shutting down email and SMS marketing operations.
- Just Eat: Eliminating around 450 jobs.
- Fiverr: Cutting around 250 jobs as part of an AI-focused restructuring.
- ZipRecruiter: Closing its Tel Aviv development center, cutting about 80 jobs.
- GupShup: Laying off at least 100 employees.
- xAI: Cutting about a third of its data annotation team.
- Rivian: Laying off about 200 workers due to EV tax credit changes.
Conclusion
The continued tech layoffs in 2025 underscore a period of significant restructuring driven by economic pressures and the rapid adoption of automation and AI. These cuts impact not only those directly affected but also raise concerns about the future of work in the industry. The ongoing trend demands attention to workforce adaptation and the broader implications for innovation.
