Catenaa, Friday, October 31, 2025-Amazon plans to reduce its corporate workforce by up to 30,000 positions, or roughly 10% of professional staff, in a move to control costs and offset pandemic-era overhiring, sources told Reuters.
The reductions, affecting divisions including human resources, devices and services, and operations, are set to begin Tuesday. Managers of impacted teams have received training on how to communicate layoffs, with employee notifications scheduled to start via email.
The cuts mark Amazon’s largest corporate downsizing since the elimination of 27,000 jobs in late 2022.
Amazon employs about 1.15 million people globally, including 350,000 in corporate roles. CEO Andy Jassy has previously indicated that automation and artificial intelligence could shrink white-collar roles, urging employees to adapt.
The company’s robotics unit is targeting automation of 75% of operations, which could remove 160,000 U.S. jobs by 2027 and potentially replace 600,000 roles globally by 2033, according to a recent New York Times report.
Industry peers are also accelerating automation-driven workforce reductions. Meta Platforms recently cut roughly 600 positions in its AI superintelligence unit and reduced staff overseeing risk and compliance, citing technology that enables more accurate and efficient outcomes.
Amazon’s latest job cuts underscore the growing role of AI and robotics in corporate operations, as large tech companies balance cost efficiency with technological innovation.
