LinkedIn is planning to cut about 5% of its workforce on Wednesday as it reorganizes teams and shifts focus toward areas where its business is growing, according to Reuters, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
According to figures listed on LinkedIn’s website, the platform’s global full-time headcount exceeds 17,500, which would place the total number of jobs eliminated at approximately 875
The specific teams facing cuts were not identified. One source told Reuters that AI automation was not behind the decision to reduce headcount. Microsoft, which owns LinkedIn, showed in its securities filings that LinkedIn posted a 12% year-over-year revenue increase in its latest quarter, marking a pickup in growth momentum in 2026.
The company’s business spans recruiting tools and premium subscriptions. The cuts arrive as Microsoft has been reducing headcount across multiple parts of its business. The company laid off almost 7,000 employees — about 3% of its total workforce — in a round of cuts that fell mostly on product and engineering roles, with the company citing a desire to reduce management layers and adjust its structure.