New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- E-commerce giant Amazon cut 660 jobs in Manhattan in October, according to a report by the New York Post citing New York State government records.

Amazon confirmed that nine office locations were affected, impacting only corporate employees. The most affected sites were two locations. The 450 W 33rd St offices near Hudson Yards experienced 233 layoffs, and the 424 Fifth Ave. offices at the former Lord & Taylor flagship, acquired by Amazon in 2020 for $1 billion, had 182 layoffs, the report said, citing Monday filings from the state Department of Labour.

"I believe the vast majority of these cuts are tech layoffs for Amazon, and NYC was not spared," Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives told The Post. "The size of the...