The tech industry\u2019s job cuts this week alone have now topped 1,400 with the revelation of fresh job cuts \u2014 this time in San Francisco \u2014 by tech titan Amazon.<\/p>\n
An estimated 1,451 Bay Area tech workers are slated to lose their jobs by late this year or early 2026 as a result of decisions revealed this week by e-commerce giant Amazon, Facebook app owner Meta Platforms, and chip titan Applied Materials.<\/p>\n
Seattle-based Amazon has decided to chop 137 jobs at multiple locations in San Francisco, according to a new WARN notice that the company sent to the state Employment Development Department.<\/p>\n
Including the latest disclosures from Amazon<\/a>, here are some of the details for the job cuts that Amazon, Meta, and Applied Materials<\/a> have decided to carry out, according to several WARN notices processed by the state EDD:<\/p>\n \u2014 Amazon is cutting 780 jobs in the Bay Area. Besides the cutbacks in San Francisco, Amazon\u2019s layoffs will erase 391 jobs in Sunnyvale, 176 in Palo Alto, and 76 in Santa Clara. The Amazon staffing reductions are scheduled for Jan. 26 of next year, although some of these current might also take place in late February and late March.<\/p>\n \u2014 Applied Materials is eliminating 363 Bay Area jobs, consisting of 262 workers in Santa Clara, 86 in Sunnyvale, and 15 remote workers who report to Santa Clara. Applied Materials intends to conduct the layoffs on Dec. 23.<\/p>\n \u2014 Meta Platforms is reducing its staffing levels by 308 jobs, with the layoffs all occurring in Menlo Park. The Meta job cuts are scheduled for Dec. 22.<\/p>\n All three companies described their layoffs as permanent.<\/p>\n Bay Area tech companies have made staffing cuts in recent years following a hiring boom during the COVID-19 outbreak to meet soaring demand for remote work and distance learning. As that demand faded, companies began launching layoffs at elevated levels starting in 2022.<\/p>\n More recently, tech companies have been trimming staffing levels as they attempt to determine how they will respond to, and cope with, the dramatic shift to artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.<\/p>\n