That was followed by layoffs elsewhere in the tech sector, from Microsoft to Google, the latter which made plans to trim staff by 12,000.

This is the second major announcement on payrolls so far this year, which reflects problems not only for Amazon, but the broader tech sector.įacebook parent Meta was the first of the tech giants to downsize when it let 11,000 staff go in November. 'The overriding tenet of our annual planning this year was to be leaner while doing so in a way that enables us to still invest robustly in the key long-term customer experiences that we believe can meaningfully improve customers' lives and Amazon as a whole,' he said. But the uncertainty over the direction of the global economy warranted tough choices on headcounts and overall costs. Over the past years, Jassy said that Amazon needed strong hires to support its various business expansions. 'This was a difficult decision, but one that we think is best for the company long term,' he said. Already announcing a headcount reduction of some 18,000 jobs this year, online retail giant Amazon said Monday it was trimming another 9,000 from its payrolls, citing an uncertain economic future.ĬEO Andy Jassy said in an open letter to employees that jobs would be eliminated over the next few weeks, mostly in advertising, its gaming service Twitch, cloud computing unit AWS and part of its human resources division.

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