Seattle, Oct. 28, 2025 — Amazon is set to lay off tens of thousands of office workers as part of a major cost-cutting move linked to the company’s growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI), according to multiple U.S. media reports.
The cuts — expected to begin Tuesday — will reportedly affect around 30,000 corporate positions, nearly 10% of Amazon’s 350,000 office jobs. The move will not impact the company’s warehouse and distribution workers, who make up the majority of Amazon’s 1.5 million employees worldwide.
Amazon has not publicly commented on the reports, which were first covered by outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
Despite the looming job reductions, Amazon’s stock rose slightly Monday as investors appeared to welcome the cost-saving measures.
CEO Andy Jassy has repeatedly emphasized AI’s role in reshaping Amazon’s business, saying the technology will “change every customer experience” and improve operations across retail, logistics, and customer service.
The layoffs come just days before Amazon’s quarterly earnings report on Thursday, when the company will face pressure to prove that its massive AI investments are driving both revenue growth and profitability — especially within its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud division.
Analysts say AWS must demonstrate strong financial performance following a recent widespread outage that disrupted major online platforms including Prime Video, Disney+, Fortnite, Airbnb, and Snapchat, as well as banking and messaging services in Europe.
Amazon later attributed the outage to a Domain Name System (DNS) issue within AWS — a reminder of how deeply modern internet services depend on the company’s infrastructure.
AWS remains the global leader in cloud computing, ahead of Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, serving millions of businesses, government agencies, and consumers around the world.
