Google says it will slow hiring for the remainder of 2020. An email from CEO Sundar Pichai sent to employees that was obtained by Bloomberg. Google confirmed the authenticity of the email.

Google is slowing down the pace of hiring, while maintaining momentum in a small number of strategic areas.’we’ll be tracking the many people who’ve been hired but have n’t started yet,’ Google said.

Google’s growth is critical to their success, says Pichai. The memo was made in a memo written by Pichai.

Google hired 20,000 employees in 2019.’we had been targeting a similar number for 2020,’ says Pichai.