Walmart, Amazon, FedEx and others plan August layoffs affecting thousands
More than 40 major companies have announced layoffs in 2026 as AI adoption and economic pressure reshape hiring. Oracle plans its largest cut, trimming about 21,000 jobs (13%) to 141,000 as of May 31; Amazon eliminated 16,000 corporate roles in January, and Visa is cutting roughly 2,600 positions (7%). Data points to 165,000 AI-linked layoffs so far this year.