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Tech industry layoffs
Brut America
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1/23/2023
Google has laid off 12,000 people, Microsoft 10,000, and Amazon 18,000. Now, Spotify is joining the mayhem as it lays off nearly 600 employees.
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More than 50,000 employees have been affected by sweeping tech layoffs recently,
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and now Spotify is joining in on the job cuts.
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So why is the tech industry laying off so many workers?
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Brooke can explain in less than 60 seconds.
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Spotify CEOs sent a note to employees on Monday morning announcing the job cuts,
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which is estimated to affect 6% of its workforce or 600 people.
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Other tech companies have done similar large-scale layoffs recently.
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Google announced plans to lay off 12,000 people last week.
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Microsoft will make 10,000 job cuts,
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while Amazon will shrink its workforce by 18,000 people.
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Many CEOs have cited unsustainable growth projections made during the pandemic,
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when many tech companies went on massive hiring sprees
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to keep up with demand that has since decreased.
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Some are also blaming the uncertainty of the economy's future.
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But experts have warned these layoffs don't necessarily mean a recession is looming.
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So far, the mass layoffs have been largely contained in the tech and tech-adjacent industries,
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and major tech roles account for just 0.3% of the overall job market.
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On top of that, the country's unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.5% last month.
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