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Amazon laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining

about 16,000 professional jobs are open in Washington, including about 9,600 at Amazon. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.

Benefits and deadlines first, then jobs that fit. One plan, and nothing else unless you ask.

All Amazon layoff notices, dates and sources

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about 16,000 professional jobs are open in Washington, and about 9,600 at Amazon. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.

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What should I do first if I was affected?

  1. File for Washington unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  2. File for California unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  3. File for Florida unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  4. File for Pennsylvania unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  5. File for New York unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  6. File for Virginia unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  7. File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  8. File for Maryland unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  9. File for New Jersey unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
  10. Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
  11. Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
  12. Line up bridge income while you search.

What help is there for benefits and retraining?

The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you

For anyone planning their next move at Amazon or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.

Question 1

Where are you right now?

Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.

Questions

Did Amazon file layoff notices?
Yes. Amazon has filed 33 layoff notices with labor departments in Washington, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, naming 11,096 workers. The most recent was filed Nov 2, 2026.
How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Amazon?
File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Washington, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
Are there jobs open for former Amazon employees?
about 16,000 professional jobs are open in Washington today, and about 9,600 at Amazon itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
What help is there for retraining?
The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.

What did Amazon file?

A layoff notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.

Layoff notices filed by Amazon, newest first
Notice dateEmployerStateCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
AmazonTakes effect Dec 7, 2026WashingtonAmazon95Layoff - PermanentState record
AmazonTakes effect Jan 31, 2027CaliforniaLos Angeles County94Layoff PermanentState record
AmazonTakes effect Oct 1, 2026WashingtonAmazon121LayoffState record
AmazonTakes effect Oct 20, 2026CaliforniaSan Francisco County78Layoff PermanentState record
AmazonTakes effect Oct 20, 2026CaliforniaSanta Clara County70Layoff PermanentState record
AmazonFloridaPORT SAINT LUCIE494—State record
AmazonTakes effect Aug 3, 2026WashingtonAmazon57LayoffState record
Effective AmazonPennsylvaniaAmazon Fresh983—State record
AmazonTakes effect May 30, 2026New YorkErie542ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026WashingtonVarious locations in Washington2,198LayoffState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 27, 2026VirginiaAmazon691—State record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026WashingtonVarious locations in Washington401ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisOak Lawn220ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026MarylandSilver Spring184Plant ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisMorton Grove179ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisNorridge173ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisTinley Park170ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026MarylandGlen Burnie156Plant ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026MarylandGaithersburg155Plant ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisNorth Riverside155ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026New YorkNew York135LayoffState record
AmazonIllinoisSchaumburg134ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisNaperville132ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026MarylandChevy Chase129Plant ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026MarylandChevy Chase Lake Terrace Chevy Chase118Plant ClosureState record
AmazonIllinoisNaperville118ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026New YorkNassau71ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026New YorkSuffolk44ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026New JerseyAmazon240—State record
AmazonTakes effect Feb 2, 2026WashingtonAmazon84LayoffState record
AmazonTakes effect Jan 30, 2026VirginiaSterling247ClosureState record
AmazonTakes effect Jan 26, 2026WashingtonVarious locations in Washington2,303LayoffState record
AmazonTakes effect Aug 19, 2025WashingtonFederal Way125ClosureState record

Full notice record and news mentions for Amazon

Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Nov 2, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Amazon. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.