Amazon Lays Off 16,000 Employees in Latest Wave of Cuts

Amazon lays off 16,000 employees in latest wave of cuts

The layoffs, along with job cuts in October, represent the largest corporate cut in the company's history.

Amazon Cuts 16,000 More Jobs

It comes after the company laid off 14,000 people last fall. The reason is the same: "reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy."

Amazon reveals 16,000 jobs cut worldwide, with AWS hit hard, as it looks at 'reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy'

Amazon announces 16,000 more job cuts, bringing the rolling six-month total to around 30,000.

Amazon Cuts Off 16,000 More Corporate Jobs

Amazon has confirmed that it cut 16,000 corporate job cuts, completing a plan for around 30,000 job cuts since October,... Source

Amazon to Eliminate 16,000 More Jobs as AI Drives Shift in Corporate Structures

Amazon will be cutting an additional 16,000 jobs in its ongoing effort to “strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership and removing bureaucracy,” Beth Galetti, the company’s SVP of People Experience and Technology, shared in a letter to employees. This latest round of cuts continues reduction-in-force efforts that began last October with the elimination of 14,000 roles. At the same time, UPS announced that it was plannin…

Amazon cuts 16,000 more jobs, bringing total layoffs to 30,000

Amazon confirmed on Wednesday that it has cut about 16,000 corporate jobs, bringing total layoffs to roughly 30,000 since October 2025, and signaled that more reductions could still be ahead. The latest round follows reporting by Reuters last week that the company was preparing additional cuts as part of CEO Andy Jassy’s broader push to streamline operations, trim bureaucracy, and move away from businesses that are not meeting performance expect…