It's only October, but
companies like Amazon are already thinking about the holidays. The online
retailer is the latest to announce its seasonal hiring plan, and it's
significant: 50,000 jobs in the United
States
Amazon currently employs 20,000 people at its 40 fulfillment
centers across the country, where the seasonal employees will be placed. The
company said it expects thousands of seasonal workers to stay at Amazon in
full-time positions after the holidays are over.
Amazon didn't specify the types of positions for which it's hiring, but workers
at the fulfillment centers typically perform a range of tasks involved in
online orders: Pulling items from warehouse shelves, packing up boxes for
shipment and storing incoming merchandise.
It's just one of several big seasonal hiring announcements
recently. Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that as
of last week, U.S.
Macy's, which also owns Bloomingdale's
department stores, plans to bring on 80,000 temporary workers.
The retailer said it will need the extra workers to staff its sales floors,
store operations and call centers, as well as shipping centers for online
orders.
Toys R Us said last month that it will hire 45,000
seasonal workers, an increase of 5,000 compared to last year. Department store
chain Kohl's(KSS,) also announced last month that it will
hire 52,700 seasonal workers,
which is a 10% jump compared to the prior year.
The stores are all hoping to take advantage of a holiday sales season that's expected to be strong.
Earlier this month, the National Retail Federation predicted that the season's
sales will increase 4.1% from last year, to $586 billion.
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