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LinkedIn layoffs

We've tracked 3 rounds of LinkedIn layoffs between May 2023 and May 2026, affecting 2,259 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

2K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

3

May 2023 → May 2026

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −875(5% of workforce)

    Cut roughly 5% of staff, reported as about 875 jobs, in a reorganization that CEO Dan Shapero tied to profitability rather than AI.

    Source: The Next Web

  2. −668(3% of workforce)

    Second 2023 cut (716 in May), concentrated in engineering.

    Source: Reuters

  3. −716(3.5% of workforce)

    Sales and operations restructure; China job app shut down.

    Source: CNBC

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