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WARN Filings Detail Amazon Cuts: 2,198 in Washington, 769 in Bay Area From Late April

Amazon says the cuts remove layers to speed decisions, with a 90-day window for U.S. employees to pursue internal transfers.

Amazon's headquarters campus in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
State filings show Amazon will lay off nearly 800 workers across Bay Area offices this spring, part of a broader round of job cuts across California.
Amazon is the main tenant of an office building at 2100 University Ave. in East Palo Alto. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.
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Overview

  • Washington state notices list 2,198 corporate layoffs, with more than 1,400 in Seattle and over 600 in Bellevue.
  • The state filing shows the largest share of reductions in software development and core product and engineering, including engineering, program, and product management roles.
  • Separations are slated to begin April 28 and run through late June, and employees who secure internal transfers before their dates will not be laid off.
  • California WARN filings detail 769 Bay Area cuts effective April 28, concentrated in Santa Clara County, including 272 in Sunnyvale, 233 in Santa Clara, 89 in East Palo Alto, 72 in Mountain View, and 103 in San Francisco.
  • The regional totals come within Amazon’s broader plan to eliminate about 16,000 corporate roles globally following an October round of roughly 14,000, with the company maintaining investment in strategic priorities.