Latest Meta layoffs target 168 employees in Washington state

Another round of layoffs at Meta will affect 168 employees in Washington state, according to a filing from the state Employment Security Department. The cuts are part of a broader reduction impacting hundreds of Meta workers around the U.S.

“Teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure they’re in the best position to achieve their goals. Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted,” said a Meta spokesperson via email.

The workers are primarily based in Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue, with 39 working remotely within the state. The layoffs will impact engineering, product management, manager and recruiting roles, among other titles. Jobs in Reality Labs, which focuses on AR and VR hardware and software and wearable devices such as smart glasses, were heavily affected.

The layoffs will take place starting May 8.

The company employs thousands of people across multiple offices in the Seattle region, one of its largest engineering hubs outside Menlo Park, Calif.

In January, the Facebook parent disclosed layoffs impacting 331 employees in Washington as it pared down its Reality Labs division. Meta previously cut more than 100 employees in the state in October as part of a broader round of layoffs within its artificial intelligence division.

The repeated workforce reductions and increased workplace use of AI have helped drive significant productivity gains. Meta’s average revenue per employee has spiked 85% over the past three years, Axios reported today.

The most recent layoffs coincided with the release of a new stock program targeting six top executives, potentially increasing their compensation by up to $921 million each over the next five years, the New York Times reported last week.

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