Amazon is reportedly planning to lay off about 30,000 corporate employees, marking what could become its biggest workforce reduction since 2023. According to a report by Reuters, sources familiar with the matter revealed that the cuts are expected to begin as early as today, affecting divisions such as human resources, devices and services, and operations.
If confirmed, this move would be Amazon’s most extensive downsizing since the company eliminated 27,000 positions between late 2022 and early 2023. The fresh round of job cuts underscores a growing trend across the tech industry — one where artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape how companies organize their human resources and long-term strategies.
The layoffs appear to align with internal shifts Amazon has been making as it ramps up its use of AI across departments. A CNBC report cited an internal memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, which noted that as AI agents and automation tools become more capable, “fewer corporate roles will be necessary” in certain areas of the business.
This mirrors what’s happening across Silicon Valley. Just last month, Meta confirmed plans to cut around 6,000 jobs in what it described as a continued restructuring driven by AI adoption. Tech giants including Google, Microsoft, and IBM have also been streamlining teams to prioritize automation, data infrastructure, and generative AI systems that promise long-term efficiency gains — but at the cost of traditional corporate positions.
While Amazon has implemented smaller layoffs in recent years, including cuts to its Communications and Sustainability teams earlier in 2025, this move marks a significant escalation. Analysts say the decision may reflect a broader shift in how the company plans to allocate resources, focusing less on administrative functions and more on machine learning, logistics automation, and cloud-driven AI services through AWS.
As the company continues to double down on automation, the question remains whether such large-scale job cuts will impact Amazon’s internal culture and innovation pace — or if the transition to AI-led operations will eventually pay off in productivity and profitability.
Amazon has yet to issue an official comment regarding the reported layoffs.
