Corporate Workforce Update — Interactive Snapshot
On October 27, 2025, reports indicated plans for up to 30,000 corporate job reductions at Amazon, with notifications scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The reference base is an estimated ~350,000 corporate roles within a total workforce of about 1.55 million. Earlier reductions since late 2022 totaled approximately 27,000. Related company materials include CEO guidance on generative AI, workforce data & EEO-1, and seasonal hiring.
The corporate baseline used here is the ~350,000 figure referenced in company workforce materials. The 2024 EEO-1 and workforce pages provide official reporting. Seasonal operations for late 2025 have been listed at Amazon jobs (seasonal).
For peer comparisons in cloud growth, recent investor materials are available at Microsoft IR and Alphabet IR. Company quarterly details for AWS and retail are noted in the Q2 2025 earnings release (PDF). Service incident references are maintained at AWS Post-Event Summaries.
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What the CEO note stated (June 2025)
The June message stated that wider use of generative AI could reduce the number of corporate roles over the next few years and increase other types of roles. The note is provided at this company page.
Where the baseline comes from
The ~350,000 corporate baseline is used for percentage estimates. Workforce materials include company workforce pages and the 2024 EEO-1.
- Late 2022–2023: Approximately 27,000 roles were eliminated across multiple divisions.
- June 2025: An internal message noted that AI adoption could reduce corporate roles over the next few years (company note).
- Oct 27, 2025: Reports indicated plans for up to 30,000 corporate job cuts, with notifications scheduled to begin on Tuesday.
