Amazon to hire 250,000 workers for upcoming holidays

Amazon plans to hire 250,000 seasonal workers for the 2024 holiday season, maintaining last year’s hiring levels despite projected record e-commerce spending of $240.8 billion in Q4. The workers will be distributed across Amazon’s warehouses and transportation facilities, excluding delivery partner personnel. While Amazon’s hiring matches previous years, overall retail seasonal hiring is declining, with industry projections showing 520,000 jobs compared to last year’s 564,200.READ FULL