Layoffs hit Amazon, UPS, Target, and more — what's fueling the cuts
Even perceived winners in the AI-fueled economy, like Meta, have recently announced workforce reductions.
Emma Ockerman
Updated Tue, October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM PDT
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Thousands of workers are falling victim to job cuts at Amazon (
AMZN), UPS (
UPS), Nestlé (
NSRGY), and other large companies, in an economy defined by uncertainty, AI, and global tensions.
Amazon
said in a message to employees Tuesdaythat it would reduce its “corporate workforce” by approximately 14,000 roles, with impacted employees being offered time to look for new roles internally or receive “severance pay, outplacement services, health insurance benefits, and more” if they were unable or unwilling to continue working for the company.
Meanwhile, UPS said in
its third quarter earnings results on Tuesday that it had cut its “operational workforce by approximately 34,000 positions” in the first nine months of the year as it looked to be more efficient, while about 14,000 positions, primarily in management,
had also been eliminated.
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Target (
TGT) is similarly planning to
axe 1,800 corporate roles, while Paramount Skydance (
PSKY) is reportedly set to slash
more than 1,000 positions Wednesday.
Even perceived winners in the AI-fueled economy, like Meta (
META), have recently announced layoffs — in its AI unit, no less. Rivian (
RIVN) is also reportedly implementing workforce reductions.
Though
layoffs remain relatively stable and the labor market showed some possible signs of
a slight recovery in October, this year’s no-hire, no-fire job environment has left young workers reeling, and the share of long-term unemployed people is at its highest in
more than three years.That the pool of out-of-work Americans submitting applications is about to get larger will certainly be unwelcome news.