Amazon files WARN for 121 permanent layoffs in Seattle-area effective Oct. 1, 2026

Amazon.com, Inc. filed a WARN notice received by Washington State on 31 August 2026 covering 121 workers across Seattle, Bellevue and Sumner, classified as a permanent layoff with separations beginning on 1 October 2026. The article places this small October filing in the context of several other 2026 WARN notices in Washington (six notices totaling 5,164 workers) and prior corporate announcements that about 14,000 and ~16,000 corporate roles were impacted in earlier rounds. The piece stresses that the 121-person notice is an explicit planned reduction (not a large cost programme) and highlights that Amazon’s total workforce grew over the same period as corporate headcount was reallocated to operations, fulfilment and infrastructure. The article also notes the company made no newsroom announcement for this notice, that the inclusion of Sumner suggests some trimming outside white-collar offices, and that severance charges in FY2025 were immaterial relative to Amazon’s capital expenditure. Overall, this is a planned, location-specific reduction of 121 roles beginning 2026-10-01.

Amazon.com, Inc. cut 121 jobs in WA as of 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.