60,000 Microsoft Workers Offered Buyouts As AI Spending Boom Reshapes Workforce

What happened: Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees while spending heavily on artificial intelligence and data center expansion, per Bloomberg. Why it matters: The move comes as job cut announcements across corporate America gain momentum, with Bloomberg story counts featuring terms such as job cuts, layoffs, and firings jumping to their highest level since early May. Microsoft's total workforce began to plateau in 2022.

Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees while spending heavily on artificial intelligence and data center expansion, per Bloomberg.

The move comes as job cut announcements across corporate America gain momentum, with Bloomberg story counts featuring terms such as job cuts, layoffs, and firings jumping to their highest level since early May. Microsoft's total workforce began to plateau in 2022.