Amazon Starts Round of Layoffs in AWS Cloud Division (1)

Amazon.com Inc. has started laying off employees in its cloud services operation amid slowing sales growth in its most profitable division.

Amazon Web Services personnel in the US, Canada and Costa Rica whose jobs were being eliminated were notified early Wednesday, the unit’s chief said in an email to staff. AWS generates most of the company’s profits but is experiencing slowing growth as corporate customers look to trim expenses.

Overall, Amazon is axing 27,000 mostly corporate positions after a hiring spree during the pandemic left the company with too many people. Having wrapped up a round of job cuts earlier ...