The downturn in hiring marks another setback in the boost Amazon had initially promised with its HQ2 in Northern Virginia amid a squeeze in the tech industry.
By Teo Armus, The Washington PostThe two buildings comprising Amazon's second headquarters, HQ2, are seen after a grand opening ceremony, in Arlington, Va., Thursday, June 15, 2023,
Instead, Amazon lost hundreds of existing positions in Arlington in 2023 — a sharp turnaround that executives attributed to layoffs and a hiring slump across the company. Amazon employees are now required to commute to the office at least three days a week, but the HQ2 buildings that the company opened last year in the Crystal City neighborhood have room for 14,000 employees — about twice as many as currently work there. The company has for more than a year paused construction on three other office towers and the futuristic “Helix” that are supposed to be built up the street, even as its contractor began installing utilities last month.
The drop-off in hiring in Arlington will probably affect how much money Amazon will receive from Virginia. To qualify for those subsidies, Amazon must submit a document to the commonwealth every spring detailing its total hiring progress at HQ2 since 2019. Amazon’s application last year asked the state for nearly $153 million in taxpayer subsidies to be paid by late 2026. The hiring slump reflected in this year’s report probably means Virginia’s payout could drop by several million dollars if job numbers do not pick back up beyond 2022 levels.
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