Amazon cuts 30,000 corporate roles amid reorganization, seeks to rehire some
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What we know
Location: global.
Department affected: corporate (white-collar/corporate workforce).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Amazon eliminated 30,000 corporate jobs in a company-wide reduction affecting its corporate workforce. The cuts were part of a restructuring and cost-saving effort after periods of rapid hiring and slower demand, and the company is now attempting to rehire some of those workers as needs evolve. The layoffs affected Amazon's salaried/corporate ranks rather than frontline operations, and were described as part of broader workforce adjustments tied to business priorities. The article details Amazon's shifting staffing strategy, including efforts to bring some former employees back, and situates the cuts within the company's recent operational and economic context.
Amazon.com, Inc. cut 30,000 jobs affecting its corporate (white-collar/corporate workforce) team as of October 28, 2025.
That is roughly 1.9% of the 1,551,000 people Amazon.com, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 110 layoff events at Amazon.com, Inc. since January 2023, including 18,586 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 74 additional events known from news reporting.
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