LinkedIn to lay off 668 employees in second cut this year

It is unclear if the latest round of job cuts will impact the Ireland-based staff working for the company

In May, the company decided to cut 716 jobs across sales, operations and support teams to streamline its operations and remove layers to help make quicker decisions.

Microsoft's LinkedIn said it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for the social media network for professionals as demand for hiring services slows.

The cuts, which affect more than 3% of the social media site’s 20,000 global staff headcount, add to the tens of thousands of job losses this year in the technology sector amid an uncertain economic outlook.