Amazon.com's lay-offs will increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, chief executive Andy Jassy says.
Amazon is America's second-largest private employer after WalmartThe lay-off decisions, which Amazon will communicate starting January 18, will largely impact the company's e-commerce and human-resources organisations, Mr Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday.
Amazon has more than 1.5 million workers including warehouse staff, making it America's second-largest private employer after Walmart.Mr Jassy said in the note that annual planning "has been more difficult given the uncertain economy and that we've hired rapidly over the last several years".Amazon has braced for likely slower growth as soaring inflation encouraged businesses and consumers to cut back spending and its share price has halved in the past year.
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