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Google is laying off 12,000 workers or about 6% of its workforce

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This is one of the companys biggest-ever round of layoffs

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The layoffs are part of a trend of job cuts by tech companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook

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The layoffs reflect a “rigorous review” of Google’s operations

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The positions being terminated "cut across Alphabet, product categories, functions, levels and geographies"

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Google’s workforce swelled during the pandemic from 119,000 at the end of 2019 to nearly 187,000 by late last year

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Job cuts will be in the US and in other unspecified countries

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The tech industry has been forced to freeze hiring and cut jobs due to a darkening outlook

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CEOs of companies have taken blame for growing too fast but these companies remain larger than before the pandemic economic boom

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Job losses add to recent cuts announced by other tech companies