Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Amazon Announces 16,000 More Job Cuts
Amazon, the big online shopping company, is letting go of 16,000 more workers.
This is their second big round of job cuts in just four months.
In total, they've cut 30,000 jobs since October 2025.
The latest cuts will affect workers in the US, UK, and India.
Different parts of the company will be affected, like their cloud computing services, their shopping business, and their delivery teams.
Workers in the US will get some help, like time to find a new job inside the company and some money to help them out.
It seems like many of the jobs being cut are in technology, especially software engineering.
Amazon is also offering 12 months of free access to their training platform to help workers learn new skills.
Amazon announces 16,000 job cuts, the second round in four months, totaling 30,000 layoffs since October 2025.
Affected geographies include the US, UK, and India, with internal communications confirming the impact.
Various departments will be affected, including tech services like AWS, retail business, Prime subscription, and delivery teams.
US-based employees will receive support, including a 90-day non-working period with full pay and benefits, severance pay, and health insurance benefits.
Many affected employees have software engineering roles, indicating a significant impact on tech jobs.
- Who
- Amazon employees in the US, UK, and India
- What
- Job cuts of 16,000 employees
- When
- Announced on Wednesday, exact dates for layoffs not specified
- Where
- US, UK, India
- Why
- Company-wide restructuring and cost-cutting measures
Employee Support
Cost-Cutting Measures
Employee Transition Support
Employee Support
Amazon is providing a 90-day non-working period with full pay and benefits, severance packages, and job placement assistance to support affected employees.
Cost-Cutting Measures
The layoffs are part of a broader cost-cutting strategy to streamline operations and focus on key priorities.
- Total layoffs since October 2025
- 30,000
- Latest job cuts
- 16,000
- Affected geographies
- US, UK, India
- Affected departments
- Tech services, retail business, Prime subscription, Delivery Experience, ProServe consulting
- Support for US employees
- 90-day internal job search, severance pay, health insurance benefits
- Additional support
- 12 months of complimentary access to AWS Skill Builder
Sources
Amazon layoffs: India-based employees among those expected to be hit as e-commerce giant slashes 16,000 jobs—details
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, HP and others slash jobs as global layoffs widen
How Amazon is paying for its newly laid off employees’ till their next big career move
