Dell said in a regulatory filing earlier that the reduction amounts to about 5% of the company's global workforce. Dell is dealing with market conditions that "continue to erode with an uncertain future," according to Co-Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke in a memo obtained by Bloomberg. According to a March 2022 filing, only one-third of Dell's employees are based in the United States, according to a Bloomberg report. Dell is expected to provide more details on the financial impact of the layoffs when it reports its fiscal fourth-quarter results on March 2 nd. "We've been through economic downturns before, and we've always come out stronger," Clarke wrote in his note to employees. "When the market recovers, we will be ready." Dell has joined a growing list of tech giants that have announced mass layoffs in recent months.