Amazon has filed a new notice with Washington state on Monday, saying it is cutting 84 jobs. The individual separations are part of the regular business, and unrelated to the 14,000 corporate layoffs it announced in October.
The company says each of its businesses regularly reviews its organizational structure and may make adjustments as a result. It’s a routine process, the company said, not tied to broader workforce actions.
The notice comes from a new state law which requires employers to disclose all terminations occurring within 90 days of a prior notice under the state’s new “mini” version of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, known as the WARN Act.
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“We’ve informed a relatively small number of employees that their roles will be eliminated as the result of individual business decisions,” said Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser. “We don’t make decisions like this lightly,” he added, noting that the company is providing affected employees with 90 days of full pay and benefits, transitional health coverage, and job placement services.
The separations are scheduled to occur between Feb. 2 and Feb. 23, 2026, across more than 30 Seattle and Bellevue office locations, and six remote workers based in Washington, according to the filing. They include software developers, program managers, recruiters, HR specialists, and UX designers, ranging from entry-level to directors and principals.
The employees were notified starting in early November and received at least 89 days of advance notice, according to the filing. Employees who find internal transfers before their separation date will not be laid off.
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Amazon previously announced 14,000 global job cuts, as the first phase of what insiders describe as a broader restructuring expected to continue into next year. This came soon after the company announced plans to integrate artificial intelligence across its delivery and operations network. The company started reducing staff across several departments, following reports that the total number of job cuts could reach 30,000.
The downsizing reportedly came as Amazon attempted to correct the overexpansion that occurred during the pandemic’s surge in online shopping and to bring operational expenses under tighter control. It also highlighted the role of AI in reshaping corporate structures.
Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti signaled additional cuts could continue into 2026. If the total number of job cuts reach 30,000 as previously reported, it would surpass the 27,000 positions eliminated in 2023 and mark the largest overall layoff in company history.