Autodesk layoffs today: Software company cuts 7% of jobs in latest tech downsizing

Autodesk, Inc. announced Thursday it plans to lay off about 1,000 employees, largely in sales roles. The announcement comes just a week after another tech company, Meta, announced it would eliminate up to 1,500 positions.

Here’s what you need to know about the latest tech company layoffs.

What’s happened?

The plan will reduce the company’s workforce by approximately 7%. Autodesk indicated a significant number of the affected jobs would be in customer-facing sales roles.