LinkedIn is reported set to notify its employees about planned layoffs. The move reflects the continuing wave of workforce reductions across the technology sector this year.
The Microsoft-owned professional networking platform is expected to reduce around 5% of its workforce as part of a broader organizational restructuring aimed at aligning talent with high-growth business areas, according to a source.
The layoffs come despite strong business performance. LinkedIn’s revenue, driven by recruiting solutions and subscription services, increased 12% year-over-year in the most recent quarter, marking accelerated growth in 2026, according to Microsoft’s regulatory filings.
Sources indicated that the job cuts are not directly tied to AI replacing employees. However, concerns around AI-led disruption continue to influence the broader technology industry.
Technology companies are increasingly reshaping their operations around AI.
Layoffs.fyi, a layoff tracker for tech workers, has tallied cuts at more than 103,000 so far this year. That's approaching the more than 124,000 reductions that Layoffs.fyi counted for the whole of 2025, according to the site.
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