Overview
- Employee notifications began Tuesday, and the reductions equal about 4% of Amazon’s roughly 350,000 corporate staff.
- Reuters previously reported plans for as many as 30,000 corporate cuts, a larger scope than Amazon has confirmed so far.
- Reportedly affected groups include HR/PXT, devices, services, operations, AWS, advertising and Prime Video.
- Amazon says recruiters will prioritize internal candidates and hiring will continue in key AI and cloud roles, with additional headcount reductions possible into 2026.
- The cuts follow about 27,000 layoffs in 2022–23 and coincide with major capital spending on data centers and AI infrastructure.