Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Amazon Freezes Hiring in Retail Division for 2025 to Cut Costs
Amazon, which is like a big store, is being careful about hiring new employees.
In 2025, they plan to keep their hiring budget the same as before, only hiring when it's really necessary.
This means they'll watch how much money they spend on people.
This decision will affect people who work in offices, but not those working in warehouses or cloud computing.
The company is doing this to save money, following a plan by the boss to make the business more efficient.
Amazon's retail division is freezing hiring for 2025.
The hiring freeze applies to corporate roles.
Managers will operate within a budget-based hiring model.
This policy does not extend to warehouse staff or AWS employees.
The move is part of a broader cost-cutting strategy led by CEO Andy Jassy.
- Who
- Amazon is implementing the hiring budget freeze.
- What
- Amazon is implementing a hiring freeze for corporate roles within its retail division.
- When
- The hiring freeze begins in 2025.
- Where
- The hiring freeze applies to Amazon's retail operations, including its online marketplace, logistics networks, and Fresh grocery division.
- Why
- To cut costs and implement a budget-driven approach.
- Hiring Freeze Year
- 2025
- Affected Division
- Amazon Retail
- Affected Roles
- Corporate Roles
- Hiring Approach
- Budget-driven
- Specific Areas Affected
- Online marketplace, logistics, Fresh grocery
- Exemptions
- Warehouse staff and AWS employees
- Jobs Cut in Last Two Years
- At least 27,000
- 2024 Profit
- $59 billion