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Amazon Jersey City to Lay Off 871 Employees Amid Store Closures

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
871
EFFECTIVE DATE
Jan 30, 2026
871 OF 1,551,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Amazon is set to lay off 871 employees as part of a broader strategy that includes the closure of four grocery stores in New Jersey. This decision reflects the company's ongoing adjustments to its operational footprint in the region. The layoffs are part of a restructuring effort aimed at optimizing resources and responding to changing market conditions. The affected employees will be notified shortly, with the layoffs expected to take effect soon. This move underscores the challenges Amazon faces in maintaining profitability in its grocery segment, particularly in competitive urban markets.

Amazon.com, Inc. cut 871 jobs in NJ as of January 30, 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 30, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 7, 2026