--- title: "LinkedIn becomes the latest name on a 100,000-job tech layoff list" url: https://daily.dev/posts/linkedin-becomes-the-latest-name-on-a-100-000-job-tech-layoff-list-fm4ftcxze source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/linkedin-layoffs-tech-100000-jobs-2026-wave type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-05-13T15:29:19.623Z updated: 2026-05-13T15:29:40.618Z tags: ["ai", "microsoft", "linkedin", "big-tech"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LinkedIn becomes the latest name on a 100,000-job tech layoff list **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary LinkedIn is cutting roughly 5% of its workforce (~900–1,000 roles), citing slower revenue growth and a move to a flatter organizational structure. The cuts add to a 2026 tech-layoff wave that has now displaced more than 100,000 workers across ~286 events, the highest since the 2023 contraction. The defining paradox: Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta are collectively guiding $725 billion in AI capital spending this year — up from $462 billion in 2025 — while simultaneously shedding tens of thousands of jobs. Oracle has cut ~30,000 positions (20% of its workforce); Meta is set to cut ~8,000 employees on May 20. Economists are split on whether AI displacement or cyclical restructuring is the primary driver, though 44% of hiring managers in one survey cited AI as the main factor behind expected 2026 cuts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs](https://daily.dev/posts/a-comprehensive-list-of-2025-tech-layoffs-1oqv1bklz) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI](https://daily.dev/posts/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai-tmvmmr5vc) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon's 57,000 job cuts and the toll on those left](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-57-000-job-cuts-and-the-toll-on-those-left-7vnmhrkk7) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#linkedin](https://daily.dev/tags/linkedin), [#big-tech](https://daily.dev/tags/big-tech) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linkedin-becomes-the-latest-name-on-a-100-000-job-tech-layoff-list-fm4ftcxze)