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Amazon: layoffs and H-1B visas
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Labor Department certified 45,025 H-1B positions for Amazon, the 3rd-most of any employer. In the same months it announced about 30,616 layoffs: 1.5 H-1B positions for every worker laid off.
Data: Oct 2025–June 2026 · Labor Dept fiscal 2026 Q3 statistics · Checked Nov 6, 2026
The numbers
| H-1B positions certified, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 | 45,025 |
|---|---|
| Rank among all H-1B employers | #3 |
| Layoffs announced, same months | 30,616 |
| H-1B positions per worker laid off | 1.5 (#3 of 3) |
| New H-1B workers approved by USCIS, fiscal 2025 | 4,644 |
H-1B positions certified: Amazon.com Services LLC. Amazon Web Services files separately and was not in the top 10. A certified position is the most the company may fill under that filing, not a hire, and it includes renewals and transfers. Layoffs are company-wide announcements and can include workers outside the U.S.
Layoffs, October 2025 to June 2026
- About 14,000 corporate cuts announced October 2025.
- About 16,000 corporate cuts announced January 28, 2026.
- 616 warehouse layoffs in a Florida WARN notice, April 2026.
Since the latest Labor Department data (after June 30, 2026)
- Fewer than 1,000 retail roles, October 7, 2026, and about 250 devices roles, October 28, 2026. (source)
Sources
- CNBC, Jan 28, 2026
- Florida WARN (layoffhedge)
- Labor Department LCA statistics, fiscal 2026 Q3
- New H-1B approvals: National Foundation for American Policy analysis of USCIS data, fiscal 2025
Other top H-1B employers
The Labor Department's top 10 H-1B employers for October 2025 to June 2026. See them side by side.
What this doesn't show
- That any visa worker replaced any laid-off worker. No public data links the two.
- Hires. Certified positions and visas issued are steps before or around hiring, not head counts.
- Immigration status. “Foreign-born” includes naturalized citizens, green card holders and others.