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Amazon
E-commerce
Layoff History
Date
January 28, 2026
Impact
16,000 employees
Location
United States of America
Summary
Predictably, January’s massive job cuts were led by Amazon, which laid off 16,000 on January 28. These cuts followed internal restructuring across retail, devices, and cloud units, as the company continues to trim its workforce. In an official blog post, Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, said that the company has been working to strengthen itself by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.