Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has announced a new round of layoffs, cutting more than 600 jobs this summer, with California employees bearing the brunt, according to a report by the New York Post. The professional social network previously fired 5% of its global workforce across four divisions.
Details of the Layoffs
A new Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing reveals that approximately 606 employees were notified of permanent job cuts last week, effective July 13. The largest share of layoffs comes from LinkedIn's Mountain View office, where around 352 employees will lose their jobs. Another 66 remote workers based in the same city are also affected. Other California offices impacted include:
- San Francisco – 108 employees
- Sunnyvale – 59 employees
- Carpinteria – 21 employees
Potential Future Cuts
The latest WARN filing comes just days after Reuters reported that LinkedIn is cutting 5% of its global workforce. With about 17,500 employees worldwide, that would amount to 875 jobs. CEO Daniel Shapero broke the news in an internal email sent at 7 a.m. Pacific, telling staff the company needs to "reinvent how we work" with leaner teams focused on top priorities. Impacted employees received a calendar invite within the hour. As reported by Business Insider, which obtained the memo, Shapero said LinkedIn will also scale back spending on marketing campaigns, vendor contracts, customer events, and underutilized office space. While LinkedIn has not confirmed additional layoffs beyond the 606 already announced, speculation remains that more cuts could follow.
Layoffs Despite Revenue Growth
The job reductions arrive only weeks after LinkedIn reported 12% year-over-year revenue growth in its third-quarter earnings. Microsoft's most recent earnings showed LinkedIn revenue climbing 12% year-on-year, a clear pickup in momentum for 2026. The Sunnyvale-based platform still runs a wide business—recruiting tools, premium subscriptions, advertising, learning—and none of those lines appear broken on paper. Shapero's memo gestures at rising infrastructure costs and a need to fund longer-term bets, without naming any specific product as the reason.
