E-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) has announced that it’s cutting 16,000 corporate jobs.
The news comes ahead of the Seattle-based company’s earnings report that’s scheduled for release on Feb. 5. It’s the second round of large-scale job cuts at Amazon since last October.
In a blog post, the company wrote that the layoffs are part of an ongoing effort to “strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.”
The latest workforce reduction comes a few months after Amazon cut 14,000 jobs last October, also among its corporate ranks.
Amazon had 1.58 million employees worldwide in 2025. That figure is mostly comprised of warehouse and logistics workers.
The 30,000 job cuts since October represent about 10% of Amazon’s corporate workforce, which comprises 350,000 people globally.
The latest job cuts also come as Amazon invests heavily in artificial intelligence (A.I.) and automation, in both its warehouses and among its managerial roles.
Amazon laid off more than 27,000 employees between 2022 and 2023 after going on a hiring binge during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The technology giant is looking to cut costs heading into this year as it invests more in A.I. and the buildout of data centres.
Last autumn, Amazon said it expects capital expenditures to reach $125 billion U.S. in 2026, the highest spending forecast among the mega-cap technology companies.
AMZN stock has risen 3% in the last 12 months to trade at $244.68 U.S. per share.
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