Analysts consensus outlook was for revenue of $68.8 billion and earnings of $1.06 per share.

Alphabetannouncedlast January it was cutting 12,000 jobs, about 6% of its workforce.

The largest staff reduction in company history followed what was described as a rigorous review of operations.

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YouTube advertising revenue slipped 3% to $6.7 billion.

The dip was smaller than what analysts were expecting.

Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google, said the outlook for the current quarter remains uncertain.

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