Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount

(George Avalos/Bay Area News Group) Zoom employees gather in downtown San Jose to celebrate the company’s initial public offering, April 2019.

SAN JOSE — Zoom Video Communications, whose fortunes and hiring soared during the coronavirus outbreak, has decided to chop nearly 200 jobs in the Bay Area, according to a new filing with state labor officials.

The job cuts, which all took place at the tech company’s downtown San Jose offices, were effective on Feb. 7, the WARN letter to the state Employment Development Department showed.

An estimated 199 jobs were eliminated by Zoom, according to the WARN notice, which the EDD released

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