March 3 (Reuters) – House rental agency Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) laid off a few of its recruiting employees this week, an organization spokesperson mentioned on Friday, noting that it isn't a sign of extra widespread layoffs.
The choice, first reported by Bloomberg Information, affected lower than 0.4% of the San Francisco-based firm's complete workforce of about 6,800, the spokesperson mentioned.
“We have grow to be a leaner and extra targeted firm during the last three years,” Airbnb spokesperson mentioned in a press release, including that the corporate expects to develop its headcount this 12 months.
The corporate mentioned in February it expects headcount progress within the vary of two% to 4% in 2023, in contrast with 11% progress final 12 months.
In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbnb laid off 25% of its workforce, or practically 1,900 staff, after its enterprise was hit laborious as world journey got here to a standstill.
(This story has been corrected to repair the headline and take away reference to 30% headcount discount in paragraph 1)
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Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Modifying by Shinjini Ganguli
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