Companies like Amazon are betting they can slow hiring and still maximize profits

By Daniel Ofman,

John Ketchum, Juana Summers

Published October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM PDT

Amazon is laying off 14,000 workers -- about 4 percent of its workforce. This is part of a larger trend by American companies. They're betting that they can grow without growing their workforces.

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Daniel Ofman

John Ketchum

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

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