Amazon.com has started to terminate jobs in its Music division, the business revealed on Wednesday, affirming the most recent of several rounds of layoffs over the past year that have influenced more than 27,000 staff members of the retail giant.
Staff members in Latin America, North America and Europe received notices that their jobs had been eliminated Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. An Amazon spokesperson verified the layoff after being spoken to by Reuters. She declined to say how many employees were affected.
“We have been closely monitoring our organizational needs and prioritizing what matters most to customers and the long-term health of our businesses,” she said in a statement. “Some roles have been eliminated on the Amazon Music team. We will continue to invest in Amazon Music.”
No mass layoff filings had recently been made in Washington state, where Amazon is based, California or New York, among the largest employee centers for the company, according to a review of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification sites.
The cuts come even as Amazon reported third-quarter net income that far exceeded analyst estimates and forecast revenue in the year’s final quarter roughly in line with expectations. The fourth quarter is Amazon’s most crucial, as it in includes holiday shopping.
Amazon has been quietly trimming jobs, including communications staff in its Studios, Video and Music divisions last month.
Amazon Music, which also includes podcasts, competes with Spotify, Pandora, Alphabet’s Google and Apple in offering unlimited music streaming services for a fee. It raised the monthly subscription price earlier this year by a dollar to $10.99.