US EditionAmazon Plans Second Round of 14,000 Corporate Job Cuts Next Week: Reuters
Amazon is set to cut about 14,000 more corporate jobs next week, targeting divisions like AWS and Prime Video as part of a 30,000-role reduction plan, Reuters reported.
- On January 23, 2026, Reuters reported Amazon is planning a second round of corporate job cuts next week, expected to mirror last year's roughly 14,000 roles and could start as soon as Tuesday.
- Company leadership framed the cuts as cultural streamlining, with Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer, saying the firm had grown excessive management layers: "You end up with a lot more people than what you had before, and you end up with a lot more layers."
- Included in the planned cuts are jobs in Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video and People Experience and Technology, and affected employees cut in October received roughly three months on payroll to seek other roles before the 90-day payroll window expires Monday.
- The timing places the layoffs roughly a week before Amazon reports its 2025 financial results, and if realized, the cuts would eclipse the roughly 27,000 jobs cut in 2022; the company did not respond to journalistic requests for comment.
- Amazon is simultaneously investing $10 billion in a North Carolina campus and showcased new AI models at the AWS re:Invent conference in December, while leadership said generative AI will reduce parts of the longer-term corporate workforce.
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SEATTLE, Wash. – Amazon is planning another round of layoffs, targeting thousands of white-collar jobs across the country. This follows a previous reduction of about 14,000 positions in October. CEO Andy Jassy addressed the situation, denying claims that the layoffs are solely due to artificial intelligence advancements. Instead, Jassy emphasized that the company is focusing
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