LinkedIn has announced it is eliminating 668 positions in the second round of layoffs at the Sunnyvale-based company this year.

“Talent changes are a difficult, but necessary and regular part of managing our business,” LinkedIn said in a statement posted on its website Monday. “The changes we shared with our team today will result in a reduction of approximately 668 roles across our engineering, product, talent and finance teams.” 

LinkedIn cuts 668 jobs in a second round of layoffs in 2023, citing the need for ongoing business adjustments. (LinkedIn)

In May, the company laid off 716 employees. 

LinkedIn has 19,500 employees and is owned by Microsoft.

The career networking company’s website reports that it has 950 million members worldwide and that revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 passed $15 billion for the first time.