Amazon is preparing to eliminate up to 30,000 corporate positions starting Tuesday, in what would be its largest workforce reduction since 2022. The cuts, representing nearly 10% of Amazon’s 350,000 corporate employees, are part of a broader effort to streamline operations and offset pandemic-era overhiring.
The layoffs are expected to affect multiple divisions, including human resources (People Experience and Technology), devices and services, and operations. Managers of impacted teams received training on Monday to guide communications with affected staff, who will begin receiving notifications via email.
CEO Andy Jassy is spearheading a company-wide initiative to reduce bureaucracy and improve efficiency. His efforts include an anonymous complaint line that has prompted over 450 process changes. Jassy has also indicated that increased adoption of artificial intelligence tools is driving automation of routine tasks, contributing to the need for fewer corporate roles.
Amazon’s cloud computing division, AWS, remains its most profitable segment, reporting $30.9 billion in Q2 sales a 17.5% year over year increase. However, this growth trails behind competitors Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, which posted gains of 39% and 32%, respectively. The full scope of the layoffs remains uncertain and may evolve with Amazon’s shifting financial priorities. Fortune previously reported that the HR division could see cuts of up to 15%. According to Layoffs.fyi, nearly 98,000 tech jobs have been lost in 2025 across 216 companies, following 153,000 cuts in 2024.
