Amazon to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Employees for Holiday Rush
- Amazon hired hundreds of thousands since the pandemic began
- In 2019, Amazon brought on 200,000 seasonal employees
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Amazon.com Inc. says it will hire 100,000 people to help meet holiday shopping season demand, half the total of last year after the company dramatically boosted staffing during the pandemic.
Last year, Amazon hired 200,000 seasonal employees to handle the rush of orders during the fourth quarter. But this year, Amazon has already experienced holiday-like demand, reaping record sales, from shoppers turning to online ordering during the coronavirus pandemic.