JLL is planning to terminate 384 employees on either side of the U.S., with some, if not all, of the layoffs coming from the loss of an Amazon contract.

The Chicago-based real estate services giant is planning to cut 298 staff members across four facilities in California and another 86 in Orlando, Florida, according to workforce adjustment notices it filed this week.

The Florida staffers are departing after Amazon ended an employment contract with JLL, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice. Amazon is opting to manage the roles internally rather than relying on third-party contractors, Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson said in an email.

“As part of our regular course of business, we evaluate our vendor partners based on a number of factors and make changes to meet our business needs,” he said. “Employees of our current vendor will have the opportunity to interview for positions at Amazon.”

The WARN Act of 1988 requires that employers with more than 100 staff provide 60 days' written notice before conducting mass layoffs of 50 or more people.

The California WARN notices don’t provide a reason for the layoffs, but the four facilities listed are all Amazon distribution centers . The company said it will lay off 87 workers in Fresno County, 77 in Sacramento County, 70 in San Joaquin County and 64 in Tulare County.

In Orlando, the planned cuts are at a single facility and include maintenance employees, engineers and robotics technicians.

JLL didn’t respond to Bisnow ’s requests for comment. All of the layoffs are scheduled to go into effect in the middle of June. It isn't clear if the two WARN notices represent all of the planned staffing cuts.

The 2.4M SF facility in the Orlando suburb of Lake Nona opened in 2018 and has more than 1,500 staff members, the Orlando Business Journal reported . Amazon employees at the property won’t be impacted by the layoffs.

JLL and many of its big brokerage rivals have invested heavily in recurring revenue streams to diversify their businesses. Its work dynamics segment, which includes workplace strategy and property management services, grew annual revenue by roughly $2B to $16B in 2024.

Still, the business line hasn’t been profitable, losing $200K in the fourth quarter, compared to $400K across all of 2023. JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich said on the firm's Q4 earnings call that it was investing in proptech solutions to differentiate its platform from the competition.

JLL instead generated growth in the fourth quarter through a 22% increase in transaction volume, 32% in revenue growth from capital markets, and a 14% increase in leasing volume. It will report its Q1 financial results on May 7.

UPDATE, APRIL 18, 2:20 P.M. ET: This story has been updated to incorporate a statement from Amazon.