The professional social network LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, has announced a new workforce adjustment that is expected to lead to the departure of 668 people, after cutting 716 jobs in May.

The new reduction will essentially affect LinkedIn's engineering, product, talent and finance teams, the platform said.

"We are committed to providing our full support to all affected employees during this transition and ensuring that they are treated with care and respect," the technology company said in a statement, quoted by Lusa.

In May of this year, LinkedIn announced the departure of 716 professionals, as well as the closure of InCareer, its app for China, in the face of changes observed in the behavior of its customers and slower revenue growth.

Microsoft paid 26.2 billion dollars in 2016 to acquire LinkedIn, in what was the largest purchase in the history of the Rendmond giant until the recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for 69 billion dollars.