Microsoft has filed 7 WARN notices in Washington, affecting 4,084 workers total. All filings were classified as layoffs rather than closures. Filing dates range from May 13, 2025 through Sep 22, 2026. The average recorded date gap for measurable Microsoft filings is 60 days; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The May 13, 2025 filing for 1,985 workers in Redmond is the third largest filed in Washington in 2025 and larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally. Redmond accounts for 80% of affected workers.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
Microsoft is a technology company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company builds Windows, Office, Azure cloud services, Xbox, LinkedIn, and a growing portfolio of AI products. Microsoft employs roughly 228,000 people worldwide and is one of the most valuable public companies by market capitalization.
Microsoft went through a major restructuring in 2014 when it cut 18,000 jobs, mostly tied to the Nokia phone business acquisition. In January 2023, CEO Satya Nadella announced 10,000 job cuts, about 5% of the workforce, citing macroeconomic conditions and the need to realign investment toward AI. Smaller rounds continued through 2024 and 2025, including cuts in the Xbox gaming division and corporate functions. The company has generally combined layoffs in lower-priority areas with simultaneous hiring in AI and cloud.
Microsoft nearly missed the mobile platform shift entirely, with Windows Phone failing to compete against iOS and Android. The company recovered by pivoting to cloud computing under Nadella's leadership starting in 2014, building Azure into the second-largest cloud platform globally. Microsoft's early and aggressive partnership with OpenAI, beginning with a $1 billion investment in 2019, positioned it ahead of most competitors in generative AI.
Microsoft is investing tens of billions annually in AI infrastructure, including data centers and custom AI chips. Its integration of OpenAI's technology into products like Copilot (across Office, Windows, and GitHub) represents the company's largest product transformation since the cloud shift. Azure remains the primary growth engine, with AI services driving increasing cloud revenue.
Last reviewed 2026-04-15| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | WA | Layoff | 277 | 2026-11-21 Recorded: 2026-09-22 |
2026-09-22 |
| Redmond | WA | Layoff | 605 larger than 98% of filings |
2026-09-04 Recorded: 2026-07-06 |
2026-07-06 |
| Redmond | WA | Layoff | 42 | 2025-11-07 Recorded: 2025-09-08 |
2025-09-08 |
| Redmond | WA | Layoff | 40 | 2025-10-03 Recorded: 2025-08-04 |
2025-08-04 |
| Not Provided | WA | Layoff | 830 larger than 98% of filings |
2025-08-31 Recorded: 2025-07-02 |
2025-07-02 |
| Redmond | WA | Layoff | 305 | 2025-08-01 Recorded: 2025-06-02 |
2025-06-02 |
| Redmond | WA | Layoff | 1,985 larger than 99% of filings |
2025-07-12 Recorded: 2025-05-13 |
2025-05-13 |
Microsoft has an upcoming layoff effective Nov 21, 2026. If you are affected, you remain employed with regular pay and benefits until the effective date. Use this time to prepare: file for unemployment insurance so your claim is ready when your last day arrives, review your COBRA health coverage options, and visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling and retraining vouchers. Ask about Rapid Response services, which are specifically designed for WARN-affected workers.
Apply online at your state workforce agency. You may be eligible before your last day.
Continue your employer health plan for up to 18 months, or compare lower-cost options on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered employers and qualifying events, subject to exceptions. State rules may differ.
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America's Job Centers offer free career counseling, resume help, interview prep, job search assistance, and retraining vouchers for workers affected by WARN Act layoffs. Ask about Rapid Response services.
Data on this site comes from WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Where a state does not publish a usable list, filings come from a third-party compilation and are marked on each row. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
News reports may describe a different time period, geography or company-wide announcement. This page contains 7 filings covering 4,084 reported workers in the last 24 months. Those figures cannot be reconciled with a headline alone. Use the individual source records above to check locations and dates; filings can include amendments and do not prove that all announced layoffs occurred.
Across 7 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 60 days. This is date arithmetic, not a finding about notice received by workers or legal compliance. Source definitions, coverage and exceptions matter.
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