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Amazon closes San Francisco AI lab and lays off 1,100 Florida warehouse workers

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
1,100
EFFECTIVE DATE
Jul 27, 2026
1,100 OF 1,551,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Florida, USA.

Department affected: warehouse/fulfillment center workers.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Amazon is closing its San Francisco artificial-intelligence lab and has laid off 1,100 workers at warehouse operations in Florida. The article reports an actual workforce reduction affecting 1,100 Florida warehouse employees; the SF AI lab closure was also announced as part of the company's adjustments. Reasons cited include restructuring of operations and shifting corporate priorities in AI and fulfillment, with the moves reflecting broader cost-management and organizational changes. The actions affect frontline fulfillment staff in Florida and signal continued operational consolidation by Amazon.

Amazon.com, Inc. cut 1,100 jobs in FL affecting its warehouse/fulfillment center workers team as of July 27, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 1,551,000 people Amazon.com, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 102 layoff events at Amazon.com, Inc. since January 2023, including 18,317 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 68 additional events known from news reporting.

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Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN
Consumer Discretionary · 1,551,000 employees
102
EVENTS TRACKED
18K
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED JAN 6, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 7, 2026