Amazon Reportedly Cuts Fewer Than 1,000 Jobs Across US, India and UK As Fresh Layoffs Hit Retail, Customer Service and Engineering Teams

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has reportedly laid off fewer than 1,000 positions across multiple business units, with employees reporting cuts affecting teams in the U.S., India, and the U.K.

Amazon workers said Tuesday they received emails notifying them that their positions had been eliminated, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. Messages shared in an internal Slack channel with almost 37,000 members indicated the reductions reached customer service, marketplace support and engineering roles within Amazon’s retail operations.

Employees also questioned severance arrangements, access to internal job postings and whether more layoff notices could still be issued, according to the report.

Amazon told the publication that it eliminated a small number of roles, primarily in its Stores business, as part of a restructuring aimed at moving faster and supporting its priorities. The company said it would support affected employees through the transition.

Amazon did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment.

Amazon’s Layoffs Reach 30,000 Roles

The latest cuts follow a much larger restructuring announced in January, when Amazon confirmed approximately 16,000 job reductions across the company. In a message to employees, the e-commerce giant said the changes were intended to reduce organizational layers, increase ownership and remove bureaucracy.

This added to the 14,000 corporate job cuts announced in October 2025, bringing total planned reductions to about 30,000 roles, or roughly 1% of its 1.56 million workforce. The cuts affected AWS, retail, Prime Video, and the People Experience and Technology unit.

Last month, Amazon was reportedly seeking former employees, including some previously laid off, for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-computing positions. The company’s AI agent organization, led by AWS Vice President Swami Sivasubramanian, launched a "Swami’s Boomerang Reengagement Initiative" to reconnect with former workers specializing in AI and machine learning.

Price Action: Year-to-date, Amazon’s stock has surged 12.61%, as per Benzinga Pro. The shares dipped about 0.58% to $258.41 premarket on Thursday.

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