Alphabet to slow hiring in second half of 2022 as economy sputters

Reuters

Published Jul 13, 2022 06:32AM ET

Updated Jul 13, 2022 06:56AM ET

(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis pressure businesses.

The announcement aligns the parent of search giant Google with other major tech companies including Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) Inc and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and comes a day after Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) said it would eliminate some positions.