hmm--from New York Times--Amazon to cut 14,000 WHITE COLLAR JOBs, citing AI.

Amazon has also looked to rein in the growth of its warehouse and other blue-collar workers, who make up most of its more than 1.5 million employees. The New York Times reported last week that the company had plans to use automation to avoid hiring more than 600,000 warehouse employees in a decade even as it expected to sell twice as many items over that period.

Amazon last saw widespread layoffs almost three years ago, in a series of cuts over several months that trimmed 27,000 positions. The company’s work force had ballooned during the early Covid-19 pandemic, topping 1.6 million. Though the business has since grown substantially, it had 1.5 million workers at the end of June.

Amazon’s competitors have been turning to layoffs as well. Microsoft cut about 15,000 roles in the early summer. Target said last week that it would trim roughly 1,800 corporate jobs, and Meta laid off 600 people.

Jason Karaian contributed reporting.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/amazon-layoffs.html