Amazon has disclosed roughly 95 more job cuts across Washington state, according to a filing made public this week that ties the losses to layoffs the company already announced last month rather than a fresh round of reductions. The cuts hit software engineers, product managers, program managers and other staff tied to Amazon's Stores business, with notices landing at 17 offices and warehouses between September and October.
Filing Spreads Cuts Across Five Washington Cities
The state filing, reported by GeekWire, shows the job losses spread across Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Sumner and Pasco, plus 15 remote workers based in Washington. GeekWire's review of the filing found that 43 employees were notified on or about Oct. 7, with others receiving word in September or as early as July 3. The filing explicitly frames the cuts as part of the company's previously reported layoffs in its retail business, not a new round of reductions, the outlet reported.
The Seattle Times reports that of the roughly 95 workers affected statewide, 67 were based in Seattle. The paper's reporting lists affected roles as including software engineers, product managers, other support staff in Amazon's Stores business and management positions in several warehouses, with termination dates for workers running between Dec. 7 and Jan. 25.
Amazon Ties the Cuts to Companywide Reductions
Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser confirmed to the Seattle Times that the layoffs were tied to the broader workforce reductions reported by Business Insider on Oct. 9. Glasser said the company continually reviews team structures to support innovation and customer priorities. Business Insider's own reporting on those October cuts found that fewer than 1,000 employees were affected in total, spanning customer service, marketplace support and engineering roles in Amazon's retail business, along with staff in India and the UK.
In a statement to Business Insider, an Amazon spokesperson said the company eliminated a small number of roles that Tuesday, primarily in its Stores business. Glasser echoed that rationale to the Seattle Times, saying Amazon adjusted parts of its Stores business because it believed the structure would better enable the company to deliver on its priorities — language that closely matches what the company told Business Insider: “We've adjusted parts of our Stores business because we believe this structure will better enable us to deliver on our priorities.”
Part of a Longer Pattern of Washington Cuts
The 95-job notice is the latest in a string of smaller Washington filings that have followed much larger reductions. Amazon cut about 14,000 corporate roles globally in October 2025, including 2,303 in Washington, and followed that with roughly 16,000 more job cuts in January 2026, according to the Seattle Times. The company also laid off 84 employees from its Seattle and Bellevue offices in December 2025 and 121 Washington-based employees in July 2026, though the Seattle Times reports that July round was unrelated to the broader layoffs.
GeekWire's review of recent state filings found a similar pattern of smaller notices trickling in — 121 jobs disclosed in August, 57 tech jobs earlier in the summer and 84 jobs the previous December — suggesting Amazon's Washington workforce reductions have continued in smaller waves even after the larger restructuring rounds. The Seattle Times reports that Amazon's Washington corporate layoffs have been tied to a mix of small companywide workforce reductions and larger corporate restructuring efforts.
What Triggers a Public Layoff Filing
These disclosures become public because of notification requirements tied to layoff size. Under the federal WARN Act, companies planning a mass layoff must notify workers 60 days in advance, according to the Washington Employment Security Department, with disclosure requirements based on job losses relative to the size of the worksite. The Seattle Times reports that Washington's mini-WARN law separately requires disclosure when more than 50 employees are affected over a 60-day period, which is the threshold that appears to have triggered this latest filing.
