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Amazon Cuts 16,000 Employees

DATE POSTED:January 28, 2026

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it was laying off 16,000 employees.

The layoffs follow earlier layoffs in October, when Amazon said it was laying off approximately 14,000 corporate employees. Amazon said the latest layoffs continue on efforts to reduce layers and remove bureaucracy and that ...