One chart shows how Amazon's workforce surged during the pandemic and Great Resignation. The new corporate layoffs are a small share of its employees.

The direct action taken by companies to cut jobs, for different reasons, may act as a warning that a snowball effect could be in the works.

Artificial Intelligence. This morning on Good Day Seattle, John Boyd from The Boyd Company joins us to discuss how these AI-driven job cuts could impact American workers and reshape the future of careers.

Following its latest mass layoff announcement, Amazon is shifting away from game development and ending support for New World.

Amazon — a company that made more than $35 billion in profit in the first half of 2025 and is on track to spend more than $120 billion on AI this year — is laying off tens of thousands of people, citing its desire to slim down and “operate like the world’s largest startup.”

From Amazon to Target, major corporations are announcing massive layoffs ahead of the holidays. Here's what to know about the mass layoffs.

The notification with Amazon’s entire list is online at the state’s WARN site. Separately, a regional delivery service partner with Amazon has filed a layoff notice with the state Department of Employment Security, eliminating more than 100 jobs.

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.