Microsoft layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Microsoft reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2026, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 221,000 to approximately 223,000.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 221,000 | As of June 30, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 228,000 | June 30, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 228,000 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| 10-K for 2026 | approximately 223,000 | June 30, 2026 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryMicrosoft announced decisions to align costs with revenue and demand, prioritize strategic investments, and consolidate office space, and recorded a charge that included employee severance, hardware impairments and lease consolidation costs.
Word for word“On January 18, 2023, we announced decisions we made to align our cost structure with our revenue and customer demand, prioritize our investments in strategic areas, and consolidate office space.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryThe company cut its overall workforce by about 10,000 jobs, which is under 5% of its employees, tied to the second quarter charge.
Word for word“First, we reduced our overall workforce by approximately 10,000 jobs through the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 related to the Q2 charge, which represents less than 5% of our total employee base.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryMicrosoft announced a workforce reduction and recorded severance expense for the job eliminations under an ongoing employee benefit plan.
Word for word“During the three months ended December 31, 2022, we recorded $ 800 million of employee severance expenses related to these job eliminations as part of an ongoing employee benefit plan.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryMicrosoft recorded a charge in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 that covered employee severance, hardware-related impairments, and lease consolidation costs, and it excludes this charge from its prior-year non-GAAP measures.
Word for word“Prior year non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of a $1.2 billion charge in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 (“Q2 charge”), which included employee severance expenses, impairment charges resulting from changes to our hardware portfolio, and costs related to lease consolidation activities.” 10-K for 2024
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-30 | $501 million | $578 million |
| 2017-06-30 | $306 million | $468 million |
| 2018-06-30 | $0 | — |
| 2019-06-30 | $0 | — |
Microsoft has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Microsoft’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-07-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.