According to China News Service, on January 23, Amazon is planning to launch a new round of large-scale layoffs, with some employees expected to be terminated as early as next week. This move comes just months after the company announced the reduction of 14,000 positions, marking an acceleration in its process of streamlining internal structures and improving efficiency.

According to insiders, the scale of this round of layoffs could reach up to 16,000 people. Unlike previous rounds, this time the layoffs will focus on high-paying positions at the company's headquarters, with the "Employee Experience and Technology Team" under the Human Resources department expected to be hit the hardest. This is mainly due to Amazon's strong push for AI automation in internal processes such as recruitment and performance tracking. At the same time, due to the slowing growth of cloud services AWS, the company plans to cut traditional support and administrative positions within the company, redirecting the saved funds into the development of generative AI and data centers.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has repeatedly emphasized the goal of flattening the company's organizational structure, "achieving more with fewer people." In fact, this has become a common choice in the global technology industry since 2025. IBM, Microsoft, and Meta have all been replacing manual processes with automation.

 Related reports show that by 2025, a total of about 154,000 people were laid off in the U.S. technology industry, with the number of layoffs directly caused by AI applications exceeding 50,000, reflecting the tremendous power of artificial intelligence technology in reshaping the labor market.