2025 Tech Industry Layoffs As of April 

A new round of tech job cuts started in 2025 while following the trend from 2024, where 549 companies dismissed 150,000 workers. Layoffs.fyi reports that technology workers recently exceeded 22000 terminations by February while registering 16000 layoffs during that month.

Recent business choices to use AI and automation create both employment and innovation challenges that must be addressed. In 2025, this system will track all major tech workforce reductions by listing companies and dates to help analyze the industry’s overall changes.

Monthly Overview

Month	Total Employees Laid Off
April (to date)	280+
March	8,800+
February	16,234
January	2,403
Total 2025 (to date)	27,717+

April 2025 Layoffs

Company	Employees Affected
Automattic	~270 (16%)
Canva	10-12

March 2025 Layoffs

Company	Employees Affected
Northvolt	2,800 (62%)
Block	931 (8%)
Brightcove	198 (66% of US staff)
Acxiom	130 (3.5%)
Sequoia Capital	3
Siemens	5,600
HelloFresh	273
Otorio	45 (50%+)
ActiveFence	22 (7%)
D-ID	22 (25%)
NASA	Multiple offices
Zonar Systems	Unknown
Wayfair	340
HPE	2,500 (5%)
TikTok	~300 (10% of Irish staff)
LiveRamp	65 (5%)
Ola Electric	1,000+
Rec Room	16%
ANS Commerce	Unknown

February 2025 Layoffs

Company	Employees Affected
HP	2,000
GrubHub	500 (20%+)
Autodesk	1,350 (9%)
Google	Unknown
Nautilus	25 (16%)
eBay	Dozens (~10% in Israel)
Starbucks	1,100
Commercetools	~10%
Dayforce	~5%
Expedia	Unknown
Skybox Security	~300
HerMD	Unknown
Zendesk	51
Vendease	120 (44%)
Logically	Dozens
Blue Origin	~1,000 (10%)
Redfin	450
Sophos	6%
Zepz	~200
Unity	Unknown
JustWorks	~200
Bird	120 (33%)
Sprinklr	500 (15%)
Sonos	~200
Workday	1,750 (8.5%)
Okta	180
Cruise	50%
Salesforce	1,000+

January 2025 Layoffs

Company	Employees Affected
Cushion	All
Placer.ai	150 (18%)
Amazon	Dozens
Stripe	300
Textio	15
Pocket FM	75
Aurora Solar	58
Meta	5% of “low performers”
Wayfair	730 (3%)
Pandion	63
Icon	114
Altruist	37 (10%)
Aqua Security	Dozens
SolarEdge	400
Level	All