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Oracle and Salesforce File New U.S. Layoffs as 2025 Tech Cuts Top 83,000

Companies cite AI-driven efficiencies, with Salesforce crediting Agentforce for fewer support roles.

Overview

  • Oracle confirmed more than 250 job eliminations across Redwood City, Pleasanton, and Santa Clara, plus 101 in Seattle, with departures scheduled to begin on November 3.
  • Salesforce plans to cut over 260 roles in San Francisco and nearly 100 in the Seattle region, linking the reductions to Agentforce and noting hundreds of employees have been redeployed to other teams.
  • Industry tracker Layoffs.fyi reports over 83,000 tech jobs lost across 194 companies in 2025 as automation reshapes workflows.
  • Microsoft has let go of more than 15,000 employees since May as it refocuses spending, with over $80 billion already committed to AI infrastructure.
  • Tata Consultancy Services plans approximately 12,000 global reductions in fiscal 2025–26, while Intel targets a global headcount cut of around 25,000 by the end of 2025, including more than 5,500 roles in the U.S.