Amazon, layoffs and job cuts
Digest more
GeekWire reported Tuesday on a new filing from the Washington Employment Security Department revealing that the tech giant is laying off 2,303 corporate employees, mostly in Seattle and Bellevue. The cuts are part of broader layoffs announced Tuesday that will impact about 14,000 workers globally.
The AI-related layoffs at Amazon and some other firms reflect a "hollowing out of middle-skilled workers," Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at the University of Pennsylvania, told ABC News.
More layoffs could be coming in 2026. Reuters says Amazon is planning for 30,000 cuts. Employees might wonder why it's necessary, given the company's $18 billion profit last quarter.
There are about 24,000 Amazon employees in Indiana. Here's what we know about the corporate layoffs.
Amazon announced the company is cutting thousands of corporate jobs. Here's what we know about the cuts and how many Amazon employees are in Indiana.
As Amazon slashes 14,000 white-collar roles and the U.S. approaches a million job cuts this year, AI’s first major labor casualty might be emerging.
One of America’s largest employers is planning major layoffs, according to Reuters, an indication of major shifts coming to the labor market.
Amazon is set to slash thousands of corporate jobs starting Oct. 28, according to multiple reports. The impending corporate layoffs amount to the largest such job reduction in the company's history, CNBC and Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources.
The company's top human resources executive said Tuesday that the tech giant needs to be "organized more leanly" due to the "transformative" nature of AI.
Following its latest mass layoff announcement, Amazon is shifting away from game development and ending support for New World.
Artificial Intelligence. This morning on Good Day Seattle, John Boyd from The Boyd Company joins us to discuss how these AI-driven job cuts could impact American workers and reshape the future of careers.