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If AI proves inefficient, will companies need to rehire the talent they let go? Amid a flurry of tech industry layoffs, Amazon’s recent culling of some 14,000 staff stands out for one dramatic reason: It was blamed,

A Thursday report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows job cuts last month increased by more than 153,000, up 175 percent from October of last year. In total, companies have announced more than one million job cuts in 2025, up 65 percent from the same time period last year. This was the worst October since 2003.

A trend that started in the technology sector is spreading to other industries, with businesses cutting workers even as their profits expand.

Amazon announced a reorganization that will result in the elimination of 14,000 jobs — and said AI is a leading cause.

N.Y., said on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, that the current staffing problems at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may be linked to recent layoffs.

Last week, Amazon became the latest company to announce massive layoffs. In a memo, senior vice president of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, revealed that the company would let go of “approximately 14,000” employees, citing AI innovations and a fast-changing world.

The wave of tech layoffs sweeping the Bay Area shows little sign of slowing, with new filings revealing job cuts at two major technology firms, along with smaller reductions at a biotech firm.