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STRONGROBOT LAYOFF
Amazon: 160,000 jobs cut
July 2, 2025USE-commerce/LogisticsAmazon
Amazon deployed its one millionth warehouse robot across 300+ fulfillment centers. Leaked documents reveal plans to avoid hiring 160,000+ US workers by 2027, saving ~30 cents per shipped item.
Conservative
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Core Estimate
120,000
Upper Bound
160,000
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PrimaryCNBCJuly 2, 2025
Amazon deploys 1 millionth robot, plans to avoid hiring 160,000 workers
Amazon deployed its one millionth warehouse robot across 300+ fulfillment centers. Leaked documents reveal plans to avoid hiring 160,000+ US workers by 2027, saving ~30 cents per shipped item.