Amazon to Launch Second Global Layoff Wave, Targeting up to 14,000 Corporate Roles

Amazon plans more job cuts in corporate positions next week. The U.S. e-commerce giant is moving ahead with its goal of eliminating 10% of its workforce, which amounts to around 30,000 office jobs, of which it has already cut just under half.

According to Reuters, the number of jobs eliminated could reach 14,000, as it did in October last year. The cuts are expected to affect Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video and the human resources division. The company has not yet made any official announcement.

Amazon already cut 27,000 jobs in 2022, however, the elimination of these 30,000 jobs will make up the largest layoff in the thirty-year history of its company. In the last batch of layoffs, Amazon kept those affected on the payroll for ninety days and gave them the possibility, afterwards, to apply for other internal positions.

Amazon cut 14,000 jobs globally last year, similar to the number expected next week

Some of the analysts consulted by the news agency point out that the layoffs respond toa greater implementation of the company’s software based on Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, others claim that it is simply an adjustment due to a historically large amount of bureaucracy in the company.

In Spain, specifically, Amazon carried out a Redundancy Program (ERE) that affected 1,200 workers last year. In line with the action taken globally, the giant only eliminated positions from its corporate workforce, affecting Amazon Digital Spain, in Madrid, and Amazon Spain Service, in Barcelona.

According to the latest results published, corresponding to the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, Amazon achieved a net profit of $21.18 billion, which represents an improvement of 38.2% over the result recorded by the multinational between July and September of the previous year.

Turnover in the quarter reached $180.169 billion, 13.4% more than in the same period last year, with a 9.6% growth in product sales, up to $74.74 billion, and 16.3% growth in services sales, to $106.11 billion.