Amazon cuts some jobs in cloud computing unit as layoffs continue
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Amazon has continued to lay off groups of employees this year eliminating more than 27,000 roles since 2022.
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July 17, 2025
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The analysis indicates that Amazon is laying off an unspecified number of employees in its cloud computing division, the company confirmed
The company has continued to lay off groups of employees this year after cutting more than 27,000 jobs since 2022
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has predicted its corporate workforce could shrink as a result of the company embracing generative artificial intelligence
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Noah Berger | Getty ImagesAmazon is laying off some staffers in its cloud computing division, the company confirmed Thursday. "After a thorough review of our organization, our priorities, and what we need to focus on going forward, we've made the difficult decision to eliminate some roles across particular teams in AWS," Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said in a statement. "We didn't make these decisions lightly, and we're committed to supporting the employees throughout their transition. "The company declined to say which units within Amazon Web Services were impacted, or how many employees will be let go as a result of the job cuts
Reuters was first to report on the layoffs (this bears monitoring)
In May, Amazon reported a third straight quarterly revenue miss at AWS (something worth watching) (this bears monitoring)
Nevertheless, Additionally, Sales increased 17% to $29
On the other hand, 27 billion in the first quarter, slowing from 18. 9% in the prior period
Amazon said the cuts weren't primarily due to investments in artificial intelligence, but are a result of efforts to line the workforce and refocus on certain priorities
The company said it continues to hire within AWS
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been on a cost-cutting mission for the past several years, which has resulted in more than 27,000 employees being let go since 2022
Additionally, Job reductions have continued this year, though at a smaller scale than preceding years
Amazon's stores, communications, and devices and services divisions have been hit with layoffs in recent months
Nevertheless, AWS last year cut hundreds of jobs in its physical stores nology and sales and marketing units
Last month, Jassy predicted that Amazon's corporate workforce could shrink even further as a result of the company embracing generative AI
Additionally, "We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs," Jassy told staffers (which is quite significant). "It's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce
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