The layoffs mark the second round of mass cuts at Amazon since last October, when the company laid off roughly 14,000 employees across its corporate workforce.

The latest round of layoffs came after the company cut 14,000 white-collar workers in October.

Amazon.com Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to cut about 16,000 corporate jobs, marking a second major round of layoffs in three months as the company moves to streamline management layers and accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across its operations.

Amazon is preparing a second major round of corporate layoffs, signaling deeper changes driven by AI adoption, efficiency goals, and a company-wide culture shift.

Amazon plans fresh corporate layoffs next week, targeting AWS, retail and Prime Video amid cost cuts and AI-driven restructuring.