Latest number is almost double than what the company flagged in November annual planning
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Picture: DAVID PAUL/BLOOMBERG
“Amazon has weathered uncertain and difficult economies in the past, and we will continue to do so,” he said. “These changes will help us pursue our long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure.” Eliminating 18,000 workers would be the biggest cut yet for tech companies during the current slowdown, but Amazon also has a far bigger workforce than its Silicon Valley peers. It had more than 1.5-million employees as of the end of September, meaning the latest cuts would represent about 1% of the workforce.At the time the company was planning its cuts in November, a spokesperson said Amazon had roughly 350,000 corporate employees worldwide.
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