FedEx Boosts Holiday Hiring 10% to 55,000 on Package Surge

Volumes seen rising 12% from Black Monday to Christmas Eve
Online purchases, extra shopping day contribute to gain

A FedEx Corp. distribution hub at Los Angeles International Airport.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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By Mary Schlangenstein

October 26, 2015 at 12:48 PM UTC

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October 26, 2015 at 1:47 PM UTC

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FedEx Corp. will boost holiday-season hiring about 10 percent to 55,000 workers to cope with its biggest projected increase in shipping in three years.

Package volumes probably will surge 12 percent to 317 million from the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, through Christmas Eve, FedEx said Monday. Online purchases and an extra day to the 2015 season will drive the gain, FedEx said.