Amazon handles 6.7bn parcels in 2025, faces Warren scrutiny on layoffs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Amazon to detail its 2025 tax cuts and layoffs after cutting tens of thousands of jobs despite summer’s corporate tax benefits. Amazon also surpassed the U.S. Postal Service as the largest domestic parcel carrier in 2025 by handling 6.7 billion packages, a 9.8% increase.
1. Congressional Inquiry into Layoffs and Tax Benefits
In March 2026 Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Amazon executives demanding detailed disclosure of the company’s tax cuts under the 2025 corporate tax law and the rationale behind recent workforce reductions that amounted to tens of thousands of job cuts. She is scrutinizing the juxtaposition of significant tax benefits with broad layoffs and requesting specifics by March 30 on benefit amounts, tariff refunds, and related contributions.
2. Amazon Rises as Top Domestic Parcel Carrier
In 2025 Amazon handled 6.7 billion domestic parcels, a 9.8% increase that propelled it past the U.S. Postal Service’s 6.6 billion piece volume to become the nation’s largest parcel carrier. The gain reflects expanded in-house last-mile networks and third-party contracts that shifted significant delivery work from traditional couriers to Amazon’s logistics operations.