Yes. Microsoft filed 20 WARN notices to cut 11,840 jobs in Redmond, Washington. The most recent was filed Jul 6, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
11,840 roles affected across 20 filings.
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Canary status: ListeningEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (605 jobs) · heavy executive turnover (4 SEC leadership-change filings)
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Filing history
Microsoft has filed 20 WARN notices between 2009 and 2026, cutting 11,840 jobs in total. Down 78% year-on-year: 687 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 3,120 the year before.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Microsoft, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.
Jun 5, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-05 by MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT).SEC filing →
May 14, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-05-14 by MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT).SEC filing →
Dec 8, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-12-08 by MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT).SEC filing →
Sep 30, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-09-30 by MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT).SEC filing →
Jan 22, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-01-22 by MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT).SEC filing →