Microsoft is laying off 42 Redmond-based employees, continuing a monthslong effort by the company to trim its workforce amid an artificial intelligence spending boom.

More than 15,000 Microsoft employees companywide have been laid off since May. With Monday’s layoffs, disclosed in a state regulatory filing, the number of Washington-based workers affected has passed 3,200.

The layoffs are separate from previous announcements, and the companywide impact was small, according to a Microsoft spokesperson.

“Organizational and workforce changes are a necessary and regular part of managing our business,” the spokesperson said in a statement, echoing previous comments given by the company. “We will continue to prioritize and invest in strategic growth areas for our future and in support of our c

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