New York, March 14: Facebook parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs. The company said Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and make further cuts in its tech groups in late April, and then its business groups in late May.

“This will be tough and there's no way around that,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It will mean saying goodbye to talented and passionate colleagues who have been part of our success.” Meta Layoffs: Facebook Parent Company to Sack More Employees This Week.

The Menlo Park, California, company has invested billions of dollars to realign its focus on the metaverse. In February it posted lower fourth-quarter profit and revenue, hurt by a downturn in the online advertising market and competition from rivals such as TikTok. Meta Layoffs: Social Media Giant May Sack Another 11,000 or So Employees in March, Says Report.

Meta Layoffs: Facebook Parent Company Slashes 10,000 Jobs In Second Round Of Job Cuts

The company announced 11,000 job cuts in November. “As I've talked about efficiency this year, I've said that part of our work will involve removing jobs -- and that will be in service of both building a leaner, more technical company and improving our business performance to enable our long term vision,” said Zuckerberg. In premarket trading, Meta shares rose 3.7%.

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