Microsoft-owned LinkedIn recently fired 5% of its global workforce across four divisions. Now, a new report by New York Post reveals that the professional social network is now once again cutting more than 600 jobs this summer with California employees bearing the brunt of the fresh round of layoffs. A new Worker Accounting and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing shows that around 606 employees were notified of permanent job cuts last week which will come into effect on July 13. The report further adds that 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 by the layoffs. Other California offices hit include:* San Francisco – 108 employees* Sunnyvale – 59 employees* Carpinteria – 21 employees
LinkedIn may also eliminate more roles in the future
The latest WARN filling 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 pointed at top priorities. Impacted employees got 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 underutilised 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 look 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.
