Amazon plans to cut up to 15% of HR staff amid wider job reductions: Report

Amazon.com Inc is preparing to cut as much as 15% of its human resources staff, with additional layoffs expected in other parts of the company, Fortune reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Other divisions within the company’s core consumer business may also face cuts, though the total number of layoffs and their timing have not been determined, Fortune said.

The company earlier this year made smaller workforce reductions in units such as its consumer devices business, Wondery podcast division, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The latest cuts come as Amazon looks to trim employee costs while ramping up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and products.

The company has previously said it plans to spend more than $100 billion this year on capital expenditures, largely to expand its data center and AI capabilities.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy oversaw the company’s largest-ever layoffs between late 2022 and 2023, when the e-commerce giant eliminated at least 27,000 corporate jobs.

In a June memo, Jassy told employees that the use of AI across the company would lead to efficiency gains and a smaller corporate workforce.

While preparing for more white-collar layoffs, Amazon this week announced plans to hire 250,000 seasonal warehouse and logistics workers in the United States for the holiday period.

Amazon shares have gained about 15% over the past year but are down slightly so far in 2025. The company is expected to report quarterly earnings later this month.