Amazon Cuts 121 Jobs in Washington, Consumer Discretionary WARN Notices Reported
Amazon filed WARN notices reporting multiple Consumer Discretionary workforce reductions, including a 121-employee layoff in Washington.
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Amazon.com, Inc. disclosed multiple planned workforce reductions tied to the Consumer Discretionary sector for the period covering September 1–September 2, 2026, with the largest single filing showing a permanent layoff of 121 employees in Washington state, separations slated to begin October 1, 2026, according to People Matters and KOMO.
Reported layoffs
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Amazon.com, Inc. filed a WARN notice, reported by People Matters and KOMO, indicating a permanent layoff of 121 employees in Seattle, Bellevue and Sumner, Washington, with separations expected to begin on October 1, 2026. The filing notes local Rapid Response and WorkSource teams are expected to support impacted employees.
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Separate WARN filings with state regulators list additional planned reductions by Amazon.com, Inc. totaling 269 employees across three notices: 121, 78, and 70 workers, respectively. Those filings do not specify locations or business units in the notices provided.
Details and sources
The Washington-state filing, as summarized by People Matters and KOMO, described the 121-employee action as permanent and tied to ongoing corporate restructuring; it did not identify the specific business units affected. The other WARN filings were reported directly as state filings and list only employee counts and effective dates without accompanying narratives.
Closing
In total, the supplied records show Amazon.com, Inc. reported four layoff notices affecting 390 employees across the reported filings. The notices include a public account of the 121-employee Washington reduction and state WARN filings for the remaining counts; all figures above are drawn from the cited WARN filings and media reports.