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…

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