Over 80,000 tech employees lost jobs globally in first four months this year in 279 firms: Report

by IANS |



New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) More than 80,000 employees in the technology sector have lost jobs in the first four months this year, and layoffs continue to haunt the overall startup ecosystem globally.


Latest figures from layoff.fyi, a portal that tracks tech sector job cuts, 279 tech companies have sacked 80,230 employees to date (till May 3).


In 2022 and 2023, tech companies worldwide laid off more than 425,000 employees, as global slowdown hit the IT/Tech and the startup ecosystem.


In a latest job cut, US customer experience management platform Sprinklr sacked about 116 employees.


Exercise equipment and fitness company Peloton this week announced to lay off 15 per cent of its workforce (about 400 employees).


Google also laid off about 200 employees from its core teams in a reorganisation move, according to reports.


In fresh job cuts, Elon Musk-run Tesla laid off hundreds of employees, weeks after reducing 10 per cent (or 14,000 people) from its global workforce.


The tech billionaire disbanded the entire Tesla charging team in the new layoff round.


In India, ride-hailing platform Ola Cabs has started a restructuring process that will impact at least 10 per cent of its workforce.



Latest News
Trinamool moves ECI against Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remarks on Mamata Banerjee Fri, May 17, 2024, 05:19 PM
Govt-run ONDC facilitates 7.22 mn transactions in April, onboards over 5 lakh sellers Fri, May 17, 2024, 05:17 PM
Explained: What is Hepatitis A that is causing an outbreak in Kerala Fri, May 17, 2024, 05:16 PM
JSW Steel posts 64 pc decline in Q4 net profit at Rs 1,299 crore Fri, May 17, 2024, 05:15 PM
Man, who set afire French synagogue, neutralised Fri, May 17, 2024, 05:13 PM
Friend taken into custody after Kerala bridegroom accused of domestic violence flies out Fri, May 17, 2024, 04:50 PM
Russia reports over 100 Ukrainian drone attacks Fri, May 17, 2024, 04:11 PM
Two fake call centres busted in Punjab, 155 employees held Fri, May 17, 2024, 04:09 PM
Olympic selection trials: Sift, Aishwary in lead as top two in 3P events identified Fri, May 17, 2024, 04:00 PM
US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in South Korea in May 2023 Fri, May 17, 2024, 03:56 PM
Trial of Syrian government militia's head begins in Germany's Hamburg Fri, May 17, 2024, 03:54 PM
Supreme Court gives no interim relief to ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Fri, May 17, 2024, 03:42 PM
Sparks fly as BJP, Cong, SP big guns roar in Amethi Fri, May 17, 2024, 03:34 PM
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS Fri, May 17, 2024, 03:31 PM
Karnataka Home Minister orders probe into 'police negligence' in Anjali murder case Fri, May 17, 2024, 02:55 PM