Amazon trimmed about 2,300 Seattle-area jobs this week — including hundreds at its South Lake Union and Bellevue offices — as part of a 14,000-person global layoff that marks one of the tech giant's largest white-collar cuts to date,

Amazon’s 14,000 employee layoffs impact managers, applied scientists, software engineers and recruiters as thousands of laid off Amazon staff begin to be notified of their termination.

“We do know that Amazon’s headcount is the largest in the Puget Sound area. So either way, this could have a big impact on kind of the local economy here, as we could see lots and lots and lots of employees lose their jobs almost overnight,” said Pasion.

GeekWire reported Tuesday on a new filing from the Washington Employment Security Department revealing that the tech giant is laying off 2,303 corporate employees, mostly in Seattle and Bellevue. The cuts are part of broader layoffs announced Tuesday that will impact about 14,000 workers globally.

After a generation of record growth, Seattle's tech employers have not only pulled back on hiring but shifted billions into AI that could cut hiring even further.

The layoffs are part of a broader strategy that could eliminate 30,000 positions, or roughly 10% of corporate staff.

Amazon has confirmed it will cut 14,000 corporate jobs as part of a strategic shift towards artificial intelligence.

The notification with Amazon’s entire list is online at the state’s WARN site. Separately, a regional delivery service partner with Amazon has filed a layoff notice with the state Department of Employment Security, eliminating more than 100 jobs.

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Amazon is reportedly planning to cut approximately 30,000 corporate jobs beginning this week, according to a report by Reuters.