India, May 14 -- Over 50,000 tech jobs vanished in early 2025 as giants like Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Meta, and Block slashed roles. Layoffs hit hardest in tech and government sectors, fueled by AI shifts, cost-cutting, and federal downsizing.

This data has emerged, thanks to a layoff tracker website layoffs.fyi. It tracks real-time layoff data across multiple industrial sectors, along with federal departments.

According to TechCrunch, 23,400 tech jobs were lost in April alone. Government agencies, including the National Park Service, shed thousands. Workers face a rocky economy, urged to upskill and adapt. According to the current stats on layoffs.fyi, 59,413 tech employees have been laid off across more than a hundred companies in 2025...