The wave of technical dismissals does not show any signs of delay in 2025, with tens of thousands of jobs that were already lost this year, after a turbulent 2024 in which more than 150,000 technical employees were made superfluous at 549 companies, according to data collected by Independent Tracker Layoffs.fyi.
In 2025 so far, more than 22,000 technical jobs in the industry have been lowered, with a particularly sharp peak in February, when 16,084 rolls were eliminated. This continuous trend, reported byTechcrunchUnderlines the deepening of the impact of restructuring, automation and AI acceptance in the technological sector.
Job -cutbacks in May to date
It is said that May has already seen important dismissals. Match cuts 13 percent of its staff as part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at reducing costs and increasing profitability. CyberSecurity Giant Crowdstrike releases five percent of its global workforce – around 500 employees – the need for greater operational efficiency, since it strives for ambitious entry goals. In a remarkable blow to the clean energy sector, the general merger based in Vancouver, supported by prominent investors such as Jeff Bezos, rejected 25 percent of his staff. In the meantime, the Israeli cyber security company Deep Instinct has lowered 10 percent of its workforce, so that the second round of dismissals is marked in two years. BEAM, the climate tech startup based in the UK, has completely closed its activities, resulting in job losses for around 200 employees.
Job -cutbacks in April 2025
According to the report, April was again a brutal month, with more than 23,400 fired. Netapp has cut 700 positions as part of an organizational restructuring, while electronic arts release a maximum of 400 employees, with around 100 of those from its subsidiary, Respawn Entertainment. Expedia has also implemented a reduction of three percent, which mainly influences its product and technical teams. Indian startups were not spared; Cars24 and Zopper dismissed 200 and 100 employees respectively, in the midst of continuous restructuring.
Big names in technology also achieved the headlines. Meta cut more than 100 jobs within the reality labs division and influences Virtual Reality and Hardware teams. The dismissal announcement of Intel was the most dramatic and unveiled plans to dismiss 21,000 employees – very 20 percent of his global workforce. The movement indicates a huge shift when the chip maker adapts under the leadership of the new CEO LIP-BU TAN. General Motors dismissed 200 employees from the factories of electric vehicles in Michigan, with reference to delaying EV question.
Various other companies have also announced considerable cuts. Turo, the startup of the car rental, shoots 150 positions after the broken IPO. AI company Gupshup released 200 employees in his second wave of job reductions within five months. The German logistics Startup Forto reduced its workforce with a third, and Wicresoft closed its Chinese activities, with 2,000 employees, after Microsoft's decision to terminate to make outsourcing in the midst of rising geopolitical tensions.
Job loss in March
March brought his own share in the revolution. Northvolt, the Swedish battery maker, has dismissed a stunning 2,800 employees before he applied for bankruptcy. Block, led by Jack Dorsey, cut 931 jobs in a reorganization that emphasized the company, was not financially driven. Siemens also throws 5,600 jobs in his automation and EV charging sector to maintain competitiveness.
