Tech layoffs top 5,000 in Bay Area this year after LinkedIn announces cuts

MOUNTAIN VIEW — LinkedIn disclosed a decision to slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs, a downsizing that sends this year’s announced tech layoffs in the region past a milestone of 5,000 staffing cutbacks.

The career-oriented social network revealed that it plans to eliminate 585 jobs in the Bay Area, according to a WARN notice the company sent to the state Employment Development Department.

The cuts were scheduled to take place on July 13, according to the filing.

LinkedIn will eliminate 418 jobs in Mountain View, 59 in Sunnyvale, and 108 in San Francisco, the company told the state EDD.

“This action is expected to be permanent,” LinkedIn HR governance officer Bo Lebow wrote in the WARN notice.

So far in 2026, the tech industry has disclosed plans to eliminate 5,088 jobs in the Bay Area, according to this news organization’s review of WARN notices filed this year.

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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM.