Amazon job cuts: Hundreds of employees lose their jobs in latest round of layoffs

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Amazon is once again trimming its workforce and this time, the cuts have hit its Books division. The company confirmed that it has laid off fewer than 100 employees, including people working at its popular book review site Goodreads and in its Kindle operations.

Amazon told Reuters that the move is part of a broader effort to improve efficiency and better align with the company’s future goals. “We’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of roles within the Books organization,” an Amazon spokesperson said, adding that this step is part of an ongoing push to streamline operations.

This isn’t the first round of job cuts at Amazon in recent months. The tech giant has already reduced headcount in several areas, including its devices and services unit, Wondery podcast division, and stores and communications teams.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been vocal about cutting down on what he calls unnecessary layers of management and internal bureaucracy. The idea is to make the company more agile and efficient, especially in a changing economic environment.

Despite the job cuts, Amazon added around 4,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to a recent filing. The company’s stock closed slightly higher on Thursday, though it’s still down about 5.6% for the year.

The latest layoffs were first reported by Business Insider and suggest that Amazon is continuing to make targeted adjustments to its workforce as part of its long-term business strategy.