Layoffs 2023: 3,000 tech employees lost jobs every day this month

166 IT companies have fired more than 65,000 workers so far in 2023.

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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, stated that 12,000 people, or around 6% of its total, would be let go.

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Microsoft reduces its workforce by 10,000 employees through the end of FY23 Q3.

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Earlier this year, Amazon stated it will fire 18,000 employees worldwide, including roughly 1,000 in India.

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In 2022, over 1,000 companies laid off 154,336 workers, as per the data by layoffs

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