Jersey Hired Issues Urgent Call for National Dialogue on AI and Employment Following Amazon's Latest Mass Layoffs

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the announcement that Amazon will slash an additional 16,000 jobs globally to "streamline operations" and pivot toward AI-driven infrastructure, Jersey Hired, New Jersey’s leading hyper-local job board and talent platform, is calling for an immediate and serious national conversation regarding the role of Artificial Intelligence in the modern workforce. The latest round of cuts, which brings Amazon’s total layoffs to 30,000 in just four months, ...