Amazon to hire 150, 000 seasonal workers during the holiday

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Amazon to hire 150, 000 seasonal workers during the holiday

Oct 18 Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers in the United States during the holiday period, as the e-commerce giant prepares for a shopping season expected to be characterized by high demand and supply headaches.

Last year, the company announced 100,000 seasonal jobs after it had already boosted staffing in the pandemic.

Amazon's hiring plan comes during a critical labor shortage and more union activities in the United States, which have led to companies raising wages to attract workers during the employment depressing period of the new year.

Last month Amazon raised the average start salary of their employees in the country to more than $18 an hour.

The seasonal roles will include sign-on bonuses of up to $3,000 and an additional $3 per hour depending on shifts, and Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Illinois are among the states that will have the highest number of seasonal jobs, Amazon said.

In September, the department store chain Macy's Inc announced plans to hire about 76,000 full- and part-time workers at its stores during the holiday season. Target Corp said it plans to hire 10,000 seasonal workers.

Amazon said last month it had begun searching for 20,000 seasonal positions in the United Kingdom for the Christmas season.