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  • 4/30/2025
📉 UPS to Cut 20,000 Jobs After Slashing Amazon Shipments | What’s Going On?

In a major shake-up in the shipping and e-commerce world, UPS has announced it will cut 20,000 jobs following a dramatic reduction in parcel volume from Amazon, once one of its biggest clients. This cost-cutting move signals a shift in the logistics landscape, as Amazon continues to expand its own delivery network.

🚚 What Happened?
UPS has been restructuring its operations due to declining package volumes and growing competition. With Amazon increasingly handling deliveries in-house, UPS has seen a significant drop in third-party shipping revenue, leading to this massive layoff decision.

📉 Key Takeaways:

🔻 20,000 jobs cut expected across global operations
📦 Amazon’s shift to its own logistics network
💸 Impact on UPS stock and investor confidence
🧑‍💼 What this means for workers in the logistics industry
🗺️ Global implications for the shipping supply chain

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00:00UPS announced Tuesday it would lay off 20,000 workers this year, despite beating first-quarter
00:06profit estimates, as the shipping giant expects a decline in deliveries after cutting its
00:11shipment for Amazon in half earlier this year.
00:15In its first-quarter earnings report, UPS announced it expects to save $3.5 billion
00:19in 2025 after cutting 20,000 jobs and closing 73 leased-in-owned buildings by the end of
00:26June.
00:26The layoffs and building closures follow what UPS said is, quote, anticipation of lower
00:31volumes from our largest customer, meaning Amazon, which UPS announced in January would
00:36have its shipping volume with the company cut in half by 2026.
00:40At the time, UPS projected a decline in revenue for 2025 as CEO Carol Tomei said it was, quote,
00:48time to step back for a moment and reassess our relationship with Amazon.
00:51According to UPS, Amazon shipments accounted for 11.8% of the company's overall revenue
00:57in 2024.
00:59UPS reported first-quarter revenue of $21.5 billion, beating analysts' expectations by
01:05approximately $500 million, according to FactSet.
01:08Still, the shipping giant pulled its full-year guidance, despite earlier forecasting revenue
01:13of $89 billion for its current fiscal year, citing the, quote, current macroeconomic uncertainty.
01:20Tomei said in the company's 2024 fourth-quarter earnings call, quote, the company's decision
01:26to reduce shipment volume from Amazon will allow UPS to expand its profit margins.
01:31Amazon is our largest customer, but it's not our most profitable customer.
01:35For more on this subject, read Ty Roosh's article on Forbes.com.

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