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Major Companies Implementing Significant Layoffs in 2024: From Amazon to P&G
Oct 29, 2025 04:33 am CST
In 2024, numerous major corporations including Amazon, UPS, Target, and Microsoft have announced substantial workforce reductions, with Amazon cutting 14,000 corporate jobs alone. These layoffs reflect broader economic uncertainties, increased AI investments, rising operational costs from new tariffs, and corporate restructuring efforts. Many companies are redirecting resources from employment to infrastructure investments, creating significant anxiety across various sectors as workers face an increasingly unstable job market.
Amazon Cuts 14,000 Corporate Jobs While Accelerating $40 Billion AI Investment Strategy
Oct 28, 2025 08:27 pm CST
Amazon is eliminating 14,000 corporate positions (4% of its corporate workforce) while investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Andy Jassy committing $40 billion to data centers across multiple states in 2024. The strategic shift represents what analysts call "a tipping point away from human capital to technological infrastructure" as Amazon competes with tech giants in the rapidly expanding AI space.