Dear Amazon Stock Fans, More Layoffs Are Coming This Week

Amazon (AMZN) has been quietly reshaping its cost base since last year, moving from broad hiring freezes to targeted cuts as it adapts to faster changes in computing and retail.

Now the company is set for another round of corporate layoffs the week of Jan. 26 as part of a plan to cut about 30,000 roles, according to people familiar with the matter. That follows roughly 14,000 job cuts in October 2025 and could begin as soon as Tuesday.

This latest wave will affect teams across AWS, retail, Prime Video, HR, and more, and would exceed Amazon’s prior record of 27,000 cuts in 2022 and 2023. CEO Andy Jassy has framed these cuts as a move to reduce bureaucracy (not simply costs). In the short term, however, analysts warn that the layoffs could weigh on morale and sentiment.

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