Tech layoffs 2023 tracker: Amazon, Salesforce announce big job cuts

The e-commerce titan is laying off 18,000 employees, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy announced on January 4. But not only Amazon but the entire tech industry is slashing jobs at a pace nearing the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. In November, the most recent month for which data is available, the sector announced 52,771 cuts.