Amazon to Lay Off 30,000 Corporate Employees in Its Largest Job Cuts Since 2022

Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees beginning Tuesday, marking its largest round of job cuts since 2022.

According to Reuters, which cited sources familiar with the matter, the layoffs will affect about 10% of Amazon’s 350,000 corporate staff but represent a small fraction of its global workforce of roughly 1.55 million employees. The move is part of CEO Andy Jassy’s broader push to trim costs, simplify operations, and offset the company’s pandemic-era overexpansion.

Divisions likely to be impacted include human resources (the People Experience and Technology group), operations, devices and services, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Insiders say the HR department could see cuts of up to 15%.

The layoffs are part of Jassy’s campaign to eliminate what he called “excess bureaucracy.” In the past year, Amazon has simplified its management structure, acted on more than 450 process changes from internal employee feedback, and accelerated its use of artificial intelligence to streamline repetitive tasks, changes that analysts say have boosted productivity but reduced the need for certain corporate roles.

Managers were briefed on Monday, with affected employees expected to receive notifications Tuesday morning. The company has also tightened its return-to-office policy, requiring five days of in-person work per week. Employees unwilling to comply have reportedly been treated as having voluntarily resigned.

The cuts add to a broader trend of tech sector layoffs, with more than 98,000 workers let go so far in 2025, according to Layoffs.fyi.

Amazon has not publicly commented on the final number or timeline for the layoffs, which could still shift depending on internal priorities.