Amazon said on Oct. 28 that it is cutting thousands of corporate jobs. What does this mean for its Floridian employees?

The AI-related layoffs at Amazon and some other firms reflect a "hollowing out of middle-skilled workers," Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at the University of Pennsylvania, told ABC News.

The move comes amid similar cuts at Meta and Applied Materials, signaling a broader tech industry shift toward automation and AI investment.

GeekWire reported Tuesday on a new filing from the Washington Employment Security Department revealing that the tech giant is laying off 2,303 corporate employees, mostly in Seattle and Bellevue. The cuts are part of broader layoffs announced Tuesday that will impact about 14,000 workers globally.

Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at Amazon, defended the 14,000 cuts to staff in a Tuesday memo. She wrote that while the company expects “to continue hiring in key strategic areas,” the layoffs are part of an ongoing push to reduce layers and bureaucracy and to shift resources toward the company’s “biggest bets.”

Based on the October 28 announcement, it is estimated that around 80% of the roles cut are in Amazon’s entertainment arm and in operations.

On Tuesday, Amazon laid off 14,000 employees in an effort to improve operations by removing layers of bureaucracy, according to a company announcement posted by Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology, Beth Galetti.

The tech industry’s job cuts this week alone have now topped 1,400 with the revelation of fresh Amazon job cuts.