Microsoft plans to cut around 6,000 jobs, less than 3% of its workforce, to streamline management. The layoffs affect various departments and follow a broader trend in the tech industry amid rising costs and shifting demands.

Microsoft has started the process of laying off about 6,000 people, or close to 3% of its whole workforce, the company said Tuesday.

Microsoft announced a smaller round of performance-based layoffs in January. But the 3% cuts will be Microsoft’s biggest since early 2023, when the company cut 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that were scaling back their pandemic-era expansions.