Meta to cut nearly 1,400 jobs across Puget Sound region
KING5.com • • business
Key Points:
- Meta plans to lay off approximately 1,395 employees in Washington state, with separations expected to take effect on July 22 and be permanent.
- The largest impact will be at Meta's Bellevue office, where around 699 employees will lose their jobs, with additional layoffs at Seattle and Redmond locations and among remote workers in the state.
- Affected employees will continue to receive pay and benefits through their separation date, and none are represented by a union.
- Meta is restructuring by combining layoffs, role closures, and reallocations to business-critical priorities, as part of a broader workforce reduction of about 8,000 employees company-wide.
- The company aims to improve efficiency and redirect resources toward investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and talent recruitment.