About 4,800 roles cut, about 2.1% of global workforce
Source-backed update · Announced reduction · Microsoft
EventAnnounced July 6, 2026
Added to WorkHushJuly 6, 2026
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Microsoft · Jul 6, 2026Supports: Chief People Officer Amy Coleman's message said Microsoft was eliminating around 4,800 roles, about 2.1% of its global workforce, mostly in the Commercial and Xbox organizations.Open the sourceReuters (via Ynet News) · Jul 6, 2026Supports: Reported the roughly 4,800 job cuts, about 2.1% of the workforce, with the Xbox division hit hardest.Open the source
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Microsoft said cuts mostly fall in its Commercial and Xbox organizations but did not give counts by team or country.
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