Hundreds of Cisco Systems employees will be laid off as the company shifts focus to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.Newly released state documents show that the technology company will cut 563 jobs at its San Jose headquarters,

Cisco Systems, Inc. will be laying off hundreds of employees in the Bay Area, according to state filings with the Employment Development Department. The job cuts will impact 134 employees at the tech giant’s San Francisco office at 500 Terry A.

Cisco is laying off more than 800 workers in the Bay Area, according to WARN documents. The layoffs will slam San Jose, Milpitas and San Francisco offices.

Cisco’s current round of layoffs will impact about 6,000 jobs as the company looks to sharpen its focus on AI networking, security and collaboration.

These layoffs reflect a broader trend in the technology sector, where many firms are cutting jobs in response to economic pressures and reduced demand. In 2024 alone, over 136,000 employees across 422 tech companies have been affected by layoffs. Cisco, which employed roughly 85,000 people before these cuts, is among them, the report said.

Venerable tech giants Cisco and IBM are together laying off nearly 200 people in San Francisco as part of broader job cuts. By itself, San Jose-based Cisco is letting go 134 people in The City, a company representative said in a letter made public Thursday.

Cisco Systems has finally revealed the extent of its second round of mass layoffs this year, revealing the impact on its workforce in the Bay Area. The tech giant announced last month that it would cut 7% of its global workforce,

Cisco has begun laying off 5,600 employees, impacting 7% of its workforce. The restructuring aims to boost efficiency despite the company reporting strong 2024 earnings of nearly $54 billion.