Amazon has announced another round of job cuts, this time affecting its Selling Partner Services division, according to a report by Business Insider.
A company spokesperson confirmed that the latest cuts involve a “small number” of employees, although the exact figure has not been disclosed.
“Following a recent review, we've made the difficult decision to eliminate a relatively small number of roles in our Selling Partner Services team. … we're committed to supporting affected employees with transitional health care, a separation payment, and outsourced job placement services,” the spokesperson told Business Insider.
Amazon’s Selling Partner Services team works with millions of third-party merchants that sell products through the company’s marketplace. The division helps sellers with onboarding, logistics and account support.
The fresh layoffs highlight Amazon’s ongoing efforts to reshape its large retail business under CEO Andy Jassy, who has spent the past two years focusing on efficiency and tighter cost control.
While Amazon earlier described its major layoffs as a response to over-expansion during the pandemic, the continued cuts suggest the company is still adjusting staffing levels across different parts of the business.
AI push worries employees
At the same time, Amazon is increasing investments in artificial intelligence across retail operations, logistics, customer service and advertising.
Executives have encouraged teams to use AI tools to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency. This has raised concerns among some employees, who worry it could lead to more job cuts.
Jassy has repeatedly said that AI would help Amazon operate more efficiently over time and warned last year that it could help “reduce” the company’s workforce.
Wider layoff trends
Reuters reported that Amazon eliminated at least 100 white-collar roles in its robotics division in March.
The company had already laid off around 16,000 employees in January alone as part of a broader plan involving about 30,000 job cuts since October 2025. Amazon also indicated at the time that further reductions could follow.
Amazon’s latest move comes as job cuts continue across the wider technology sector. Many other companies have made similar moves in the last few weeks, most of them citing AI-driven efficiencies.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that Microsoft-owned professional networking company LinkedIn is preparing to cut about 5% of its workforce.
Networking and telecom infrastructure company Cisco also announced on Wednesday that it would cut nearly 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan focused on artificial intelligence and related growth areas.
According to Layoffs.fyi, a total of 108,724 tech employees have been laid off across 137 tech companies this year, as of May 14.
