Microsoft’s LinkedIn Closes China App as It Cuts More Than 700 Jobs Worldwide

Professional networking service, the latest tech company to trim its global workforce, makes further retreat from China

LinkedIn exited social media in China in 2021. Photo: Ng Han Guan/Associated Press

HONG KONG—Microsoft’s LinkedIn said it is closing down its China-focused jobs app and cutting 716 positions globally, citing slower revenue growth and changing customer behavior as it becomes the latest U.S. tech company to trim its workforce amid economic pressures.

LinkedIn Chief Executive Ryan Roslansky said in a letter to employees Monday that teams globally will be reorganized, and that with customer demand changing, the company would use more vendors.

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