The Unrelenting Pace: Tracking the Tech Layoffs of 2025
The year 2025 has cemented its place as a period of dramatic realignment within the technology sector, extending the wave of job cuts that began in 2022. Driven by market pressures, slowing growth, and an aggressive pivot toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment, companies are restructuring their workforces at a significant pace.
According to various industry trackers, the scale of these reductions is immense. As of December 2025, over 1.1 million jobs have been cut across all U.S. sectors. Focusing specifically on technology, data from Crunchbase News indicates that at least 126,101 employees have been laid off from U.S.-based tech companies alone. Global figures, tracked by TrueUp, put the total number of individuals impacted at 182,963 across 626 layoff events this year.
This sustained trimming, rather than a one-off purge, highlights a permanent shift in how tech giants operate.
Companies with the Largest Workforce Reductions in 2025
The bulk of the cuts come from major industry players seeking operational efficiency and demanding clearer paths to profitability. The companies with the most significant job cuts in 2025 so far include:
| Company Name | Number of Roles Cut (Approx.) |
| Intel | 27,100 |
| Microsoft | 15,387 |
| Verizon | 15,000 |
| Amazon | 14,625 |
| Dell Technologies | 12,500 |
Beyond these numbers, companies like Meta Platforms Inc. and Google have continued with targeted reductions across various divisions, including core engineering, recruiting, and AI project support roles.
A Look at Recent December Cuts
Even as the year draws to a close, the layoffs continue, demonstrating the ongoing uncertainty in the market:
- SE Ranking: Cut 36 employees (15%) on December 9, 2025.
- Tenstorrent: Laid off 75 employees (7.5%) on December 8, 2025, as the AI chip startup pivots strategy.
- Mobileye: Reduced staff by 200 (4%) on December 7, 2025, in its autonomous vehicle division.
- Payoneer: Cut 60 roles (6%) on December 7, 2025.
- Outright Games: Laid off 27 staff members on December 1, 2025.
- Panasonic: Announced cuts of 70 roles in early December.
The prevailing narrative suggests that the employees being released were often hired during the post-pandemic hiring boom, when explosive growth was anticipated. Now, with venture funding stabilizing and investors prioritizing profitability, companies are adjusting their staffing levels to match the new economic reality, with AI adoption often cited as a key factor in required workforce size reduction.