Todd Bishop / GeekWire
New filing: Microsoft added record 40,000 employees in past year, up 22%, before job cuts – Hiring and acquisitions boosted employment to record levels at Microsoft as of the end of the companys recent fiscal year, a new regulatory filing shows. Microsoft had 221,000 employees as of June 30, an increase of 40,000 people or 22% from the same point the prior year, according to data …