Amazon has filed 40 WARN notices across 11 states, affecting 12,918 workers. Filings are concentrated in Chevy Chase, Naperville, and Seattle. Of these, 13 involved facility closures and 11 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Mar 12, 2025 through Aug 31, 2026. The average recorded date gap for measurable Amazon filings is 77 days; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The Oct 28, 2025 filing for 2,303 workers is the second largest filed in Washington in 2025 and larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally. Filings in the most recent quarter were higher than the prior quarter, with 5 compared to 3.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online bookstore operating out of a garage in Bellevue, Washington. The company expanded into general retail, cloud computing, digital streaming, and advertising, growing into one of the most valuable companies in the world. As of late 2025, Amazon employs roughly 1.5 million people globally, with about 1.1 million in the United States. Most of that workforce is in fulfillment and logistics operations, with a smaller corporate workforce concentrated in Seattle, the Washington D.C. metro area, and other tech hubs.
Amazon's first major layoff came during the dot-com crash in 2001, when the company cut about 1,300 employees (roughly 15% of its workforce at the time) and closed distribution facilities while fighting to reach profitability. The company grew steadily for nearly two decades after that with no comparable reductions. Then in late 2022, Amazon began its largest workforce cuts in company history. The company eliminated roughly 10,000 corporate roles in November 2022, followed by 18,000 more in January 2023, and another 9,000 in March 2023. These cuts hit corporate teams hardest, including the devices division, HR, Amazon Stores, AWS, advertising, and Twitch. In October 2025, Amazon cut another 14,000 corporate positions, and in January 2026 confirmed a second wave of 16,000 more, bringing the 2025-2026 total to 30,000. Amazon framed these reductions as correcting pandemic-era overhiring that had added 810,000 employees in 2020 and 2021 alone.
Amazon has historically responded to industry shifts by investing aggressively rather than retreating. After surviving the dot-com bust with layoffs and cost cuts, the company launched AWS in 2006, which became its most profitable division. When mobile commerce reshaped retail in the early 2010s, Amazon invested in app infrastructure and same-day delivery. When cloud computing became the dominant enterprise model, AWS expanded to lead the market. The pattern has been consistent: cut operational fat during downturns, then redirect capital into the next growth vector.
Amazon is spending heavily on AI infrastructure. The company committed over $100 billion in capital expenditures for 2025, most of it directed at AWS data centers and AI compute capacity. In November 2025, Amazon announced up to $50 billion specifically for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure for government customers. CEO Andy Jassy has described AI as a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity. At the same time, the company continues to reduce corporate headcount, with leadership citing a goal to flatten management layers and reduce bureaucracy.
Last reviewed 2026-04-15| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | WA | Layoff | 121 | 2026-10-01 Recorded: 2026-08-31 |
2026-08-31 |
| Santa Clara 1160 Enterprise Way Sunnyvale CA 94089 |
CA | Layoff | 70 | 2026-10-20 Recorded: 2026-08-28 |
2026-08-28 |
| San Francisco 350 Bush Street San Francisco CA 94104 |
CA | Layoff | 78 | 2026-10-20 Recorded: 2026-08-28 |
2026-08-28 |
| Port Saint Lucie 7600 LTC Pkwy |
FL | 494 larger than 97% of filings |
2026-09-17 Recorded: 2026-07-16 |
2026-07-16 | |
| Seattle, Bellevue | WA | Layoff | 57 | 2026-08-03 Recorded: 2026-07-02 |
2026-07-02 |
| Philadelphia 555 Spring Garden St Philadelphia, PA 19123 (approx. 205 employees |
PA | Layoff | 983 larger than 99% of filings |
Not separately reported Recorded: 2026-04-28 (source date) |
2026-04-28 (source date) |
| Passaic | NJ | 240 | Not separately reported Recorded: 2026-04-28 (source date) |
2026-04-28 (source date) | |
| Homestead 27505 SW 132 Ave, TMB8 |
FL | 616 larger than 98% of filings |
2026-07-02 Recorded: 2026-04-17 |
2026-04-17 | |
| Lancaster | NY | Closure | 542 larger than 97% of filings |
2026-05-30 Recorded: 2026-02-27 |
2026-02-27 |
| Not Provided | WA | Layoff | 2,198 larger than 99% of filings |
2026-04-28 Recorded: 2026-01-30 |
2026-01-30 |
Amazon has an upcoming layoff effective Oct 20, 2026. If you are affected, you remain employed with regular pay and benefits until the effective date. Use this time to prepare: file for unemployment insurance so your claim is ready when your last day arrives, review your COBRA health coverage options, and visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling and retraining vouchers. Ask about Rapid Response services, which are specifically designed for WARN-affected workers.
Find your state's unemployment insurance program and apply online. You may be eligible before your last day.
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Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered employers and qualifying events, subject to exceptions. State rules may differ.
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Data on this site comes from WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Where a state does not publish a usable list, filings come from a third-party compilation and are marked on each row. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
News reports may describe a different time period, geography or company-wide announcement. This page contains 40 filings covering 12,918 reported workers in the last 24 months. Those figures cannot be reconciled with a headline alone. Use the individual source records above to check locations and dates; filings can include amendments and do not prove that all announced layoffs occurred.
Across 36 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 90 days. This is date arithmetic, not a finding about notice received by workers or legal compliance. Source definitions, coverage and exceptions matter.
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