Amazon's corporate ranks are about to get smaller.

Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs. Internal memos show how some Amazon executives are communicating about the layoffs.

Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs worldwide in an effort to remove layers of bureaucracy. Bloomberg's Spencer Soper discusses the details with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.

Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ) just announced 16,000 job cuts worldwide, the second massive layoff in four months following 14,000 cuts in October.

Amazon said this week that it was closing almost all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations within days as it narrows its focus on food delivery and its grocery chain, Whole Foods Market.

The headcount reduction is the second phase of a plan to eliminate around 30,000 corporate roles, which was first announced this past fall.

Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs An internal FAQ viewed by Business Insider includes details for affected employees. This is the second big layoff by Amazon since October.

Amazon said Tuesday (Jan. 28) that it is cutting roughly 16,000 jobs across its global workforce, marking one of the largest headcount reductions in the company's history.

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) said on Wednesday it will cut approximately 16,000 jobs across the company, marking the second major round of layoffs in three months. The reductions follow 14,000 cuts in October 2025, primarily at the corporate level.