Overview
- The leaked materials reportedly envision automating about 75% of warehousing, shipping, and logistics processes across Amazon’s U.S. operations.
- Internal projections cited by the report indicate roughly 160,000 U.S. roles might go unfilled by 2027 and up to 600,000 by 2033, with about $12.6 billion in savings forecast over two years.
- One document cited by media estimates savings of roughly 30 cents per packaged and delivered item as automation scales across high-volume fulfillment.
- Amazon says the documents are incomplete and reflect one team’s view rather than companywide staffing strategy, noting plans to hire 250,000 workers for the holiday period.
- Economist Daron Acemoglu warns the approach could shift a major U.S. employer from job creator to job reducer and potentially set a template other large firms may emulate.