Amazon plans to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees this week, Reuters first reported Monday citing anonymous sources.

The layoffs, which Reuters reported are expected as early as Tuesday, would be the largest wave in the company’s history. Amazon previously had two series of cuts in late 2022 and early 2023 that ultimately resulted in 27,000 employees losing their jobs.

Amazon has conducted layoffs since 2023, but they’ve been in smaller cuts to targeted teams and divisions. The company laid off several hundred employees from its cloud computing division in July in a similar move to other cuts made in 2024.

Amazon did not respond to a request for comment Monday.

According to Reuters, the layoffs this week would cut would affect almost 10% of the company’s corporate ranks, a

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