Amazon severs tie with Washington delivery partner, causing 120 layoffs
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed August 31, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Washington, USA (Permanent County).
Department affected: delivery partner workforce.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 31, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
Amazon cut ties with a Washington-based delivery partner, a move that resulted in 120 workers losing their jobs. The article attributes the layoffs to Amazon's decision to end the partnership rather than a direct, company-wide reduction of Amazon employees. The affected roles were tied to local delivery operations in Washington and stem from the termination of the contract with the partner. The report includes context about the severing of the partnership and its immediate impact on the partner’s workforce, while noting the action was initiated by Amazon.
Amazon.com, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on August 31, 2026. The notice covers 121 employees in Seattle, Bellevue, Sumner, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective October 1, 2026.
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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