Amazon said on Oct. 28 that it is cutting thousands of corporate jobs, confirming reports that began circulating on Oct. 27.

A memo that was shared with employees and posted on its website said the tech giant is targeting "an overall reduction in our corporate workforce of approximately 14,000 roles."

The letter was signed by Beth Galetti, Amazon's senior vice president of people experience and technology.

As of December 2024, Amazon had about 1.5 million full- and part-time employees, according to its annual report. Its corporate workforce includes roughly 350,000 employees.

On Oct. 27, CNBC and Reuters , citing anonymous sources, reported that Amazon would be cutting up to 30,000 corporate jobs.

Here's what we know about the cuts:

How many Amazon employees are getting

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