Amazon Layoffs - WARN Act Notices
Amazon has a WARN Act filing history stretching from May 2009 to January 280, with 43 notices affecting 10,440 employees in total. Filings are concentrated in New Jersey (12) and California (6), with additional notices across 11 other states. Notices include 30 layoffs and 9 facility closures and 2 layoffs and 2 layoffs. The largest single filing affected 2,300 employees in Seattle, Bellevue, WA (March 2023).
Under the WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act), employers with 100 or more employees are required to provide 60 days advance notice before conducting plant closures or mass layoffs. These notices are filed with state labor departments and are public record.
Filing Identities (3)
This page aggregates WARN Act notices filed under 3 related names:
- Amazon
- Amazon (warehouse workers)
- Amazon-BWI1
Layoff History
Employees affected over time
All WARN Act Notices
| Location | Effective Date | Employees | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | Jan 1, 280 | 1 | 90 |
| Unknown, WA | Apr 28, 2026 | 401 | closure |
| Unknown, WA | Apr 28, 2026 | 2,198 | layoff |
| Passaic, Bergen, Monmouth, Hudson, Statewide, NJ | Apr 28, 2026 | 240 | layoff |
| New York City, NY | Apr 28, 2026 | 135 | layoff |
| Passaic, Bergen, Monmouth, Hudson, Statewide, NJ | Apr 27, 2026 | 240 | layoff |
| Fairfax, Franconia, Lorton, Alexandria & Falls church, VA | Apr 27, 2026 | 691 | layoff |
| Passaic, Bergen, Monmouth, Hudson, Statewide, NJ | Apr 27, 2026 | 240 | layoff |
| Seattle & Bellevue, WA | Feb 2, 2026 | 84 | layoff |
| Sterling, VA | Jan 30, 2026 | 247 | closure |
| New York City, NY | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | Jan 26, 2026 | 72 | layoff |
| New York City, NY | Jan 26, 2026 | 233 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | Jan 25, 2026 | 72 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | Jan 25, 2026 | 72 | layoff |
| Reno, NV | Aug 2, 2025 | 325 | closure |
| William Drive Imperial, PA | Mar 12, 2025 | 432 | layoff |
| William Drive Imperial, PA | Mar 12, 2025 | 432 | layoff |
| Chicago, IL | Nov 13, 2024 | 211 | closing |
| Chicago, IL | Nov 12, 2024 | 211 | closing |
| Tukwila, WA | Aug 1, 2024 | 172 | closure |
| Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA | Mar 11, 2024 | 13 | layoff |
| Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA | Mar 10, 2024 | 13 | layoff |
| nd Floor San Francisco, CA | Jan 16, 2024 | 57 | layoff |
| nd Floor San Francisco, CA | Jan 15, 2024 | 57 | layoff |
| Americana Way Glendale, CA | Jan 2, 2024 | 114 | closure |
| Americana Way Glendale, CA | Jan 1, 2024 | 114 | closure |
| Columbus, OH | Nov 2, 2023 | 90 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | Jul 25, 2023 | 55 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | Jul 24, 2023 | 55 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | Jul 24, 2023 | 55 | layoff |
| Manchester, NH | Apr 19, 2023 | 41 | layoff |
| Seattle, Bellevue, WA | Mar 19, 2023 | 2,300 | layoff |
| New York, NY | Jan 23, 2023 | — | layoff |
| Unknown, MD | Oct 25, 2022 | 190 | closure |
| Jersey City, NJ | May 31, 2018 | 77 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | May 30, 2018 | 77 | layoff |
| Jersey City, NJ | May 30, 2018 | 77 | layoff |
| Sterling, VA | May 6, 2018 | 67 | layoff |
| Unknown, KS | Mar 29, 2017 | 139 | layoff |
| Chambersburg, PA | May 25, 2009 | 88 | closure |
| Munster, IN | May 25, 2009 | 45 | closure |
| Columbus, OH | N/A | 1 | 90 |
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