Estimates place Texas 3rd in the nation for Amazon workforce size.

In late 2024, CEO Andy Jassy said he wanted the company to "operate like the world's largest startup" as part of an announcement cutting management layers and setting new expectations about corporate staff coming to the office five days per week. As of Sept. 30, Amazon had roughly 350,000 corporate employees.

Amazon is preparing to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide, its second large round of layoffs in three months. Together with earlier cuts, the total reaches about 30,000 roles, mostly in corporate teams. The company links the move to post-pandemic restructuring and growing use of artificial intelligence tools,

For nearly three decades, the partnership between Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has quietly supported the growth of America’s e-commerce delivery system. However, the two entities face a crucial turning point,

Amazon plans fresh corporate layoffs next week, targeting AWS, retail and Prime Video amid cost cuts and AI-driven restructuring.

Amazon is set to initiate a second round of layoffs this week, aiming to reduce its corporate workforce by approximately 30,000 jobs, following last year's cuts.

A massive structural shift is hitting the 2026 job market. Amazon, Intel, and Microsoft have joined 17 other giants to cut over 165,000 roles. This is not a simple recession. Companies are trading human payroll for AI infrastructure.

Amazon is about to cut 15,000 more jobs. It does not want to grow its U.S. workforce but plans to double the number of products it sells.