Business Insider's reporters walk through the big layoffs at Amazon, why the cuts came, and who could be next.

The direct action taken by companies to cut jobs, for different reasons, may act as a warning that a snowball effect could be in the works.

One of America’s largest employers is planning major layoffs, according to Reuters, an indication of major shifts coming to the labor market.

One chart shows how Amazon's workforce surged during the pandemic and Great Resignation. The new corporate layoffs are a small share of its employees.

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech workers across numerous divisions.

Amazon is laying off 2,303 Washington-based employees, with 1,887 in Seattle alone. It's a move projected to deal a multimillion-dollar blow to the city’s tax revenues.

More names are starting to emerge of Amazon MGM Studios executives affected by the sweeping companywide layoffs today. They include Nathan Kitada, Senior Creative Executive, Tentpole & Universe Development.

If confirmed, the layoffs could be one of the largest seen in recent months. It would be Amazon's biggest cuts since 2022, when the company let go of around 27,000 workers over se