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Amazon Plans Layoffs for AWS Employees Revealed in Email

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What we know

Department affected: AWS.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Amazon.com, Inc. inadvertently disclosed its plans for layoffs in an email sent to AWS employees. While specific numbers of affected employees were not mentioned, the communication indicates that layoffs are forthcoming. The company has not provided a timeline for when these layoffs will take place, leaving employees uncertain about their job security. This incident highlights the ongoing challenges within Amazon's workforce management as it navigates operational adjustments in its cloud services division.

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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Estimated figure based on news reporting. Not yet confirmed by Amazon.com, Inc..

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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 DEC 28, 2025LAST UPDATED JAN 28, 2026