Redmond, Washington

Microsoft to lay off 277 workers in Redmond, Washington

The Washington State Employment Security Department published the WARN notice dated September 22, 2026; the layoffs take effect November 21, 2026.

jobs As filed with the state in a WARN notice

Microsoft has notified Washington officials that it will lay off 277 workers in Redmond, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the Washington State Employment Security Department.

The notice is dated September 22, 2026 and gives November 21, 2026 as the date the permanent layoffs take effect.

We have recorded 44 layoffs in Washington so far in 2026.

Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.

Sources

  1. WARN notice · primary source WARN notice: Microsoft Washington State Employment Security Department · September 22, 2026 · accessed October 11, 2026

How we verified this

On October 11, 2026 we retrieved the Washington State Employment Security Department WARN notice and confirmed that it names Microsoft, gives the figure we report (“277”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.

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