Due to slumping demand for PCs, Dell is cutting its global workforce by about 5 percent.

The wave of technology layoffs picks up. Bloomberg reports due to Plunging PC Sales, workers at Dell are the latest casualty. ]

NEW: Dell will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, or 5% of its global workforce, as it faces plummeting demand for PCs https://t.co/8i2Q13VC8K

— Bloomberg Technology (@technology) February 6, 2023

After a pandemic-era PC boom, Dell and other hardware makers have seen cratering demand. Industry analyst IDC said preliminary data show personal computer shipments dropped sharply in the fourth quarter of 2022. Among major companies, Dell saw the largest decline — 37% compared with the same period in 2021, according to IDC. Dell generates about 55% of its revenue from PCs.

Clarke told workers that previous cost-cutting measures, including a pause on hiring and limits on travel, are no longer enough. The department reorganizations, along with the job reductions, are viewed as an opportunity to drive efficiency, the spokesperson said.

Layoffs have hammered the tech sector in recent months, including many of Dell’s peers and competitors. HP Inc., similarly exposed to the PC market, announced in November a reduction of as many as 6,000 workers. Cisco Systems Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. each said they would eliminate about 4,000 workers. The tech sector announced 97,171 job cuts in 2022, up 649% compared with the previous year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

After the reduction, the headcount for Round Rock, Texas-based Dell will be its lowest in at least six years — about 39,000 fewer employees than in January 2020. Only about one-third of the company employees are US-based, according to a March 2022 filing. 

Expect another chorus on Twitter that these technology jobs don't matter because the service sector is strong. 

McDonalds is still hiring. 

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