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Amazon to hire 250k U.S. holiday workers, up 100k from last year, projecting strong shopping season

by Todd Bishop on September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 at 2:21 pm

Amazon says it will seek to hire 250,000 people for the holiday season, a significant increase from past years, citing projections for a strong holiday shopping season. As part of… Read More

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Amazon’s ‘turnover machine’: Inside the NYT’s investigation into the tech giant’s HR practices

by Todd Bishop on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 at 9:05 pm

Amazon’s direct workforce rose by 500,000 people in 2020 — that’s half a million people — to nearly 1.3 million employees. The extraordinary hiring, supporting the rapid expansion of Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon to hire 120k seasonal workers in U.S. — a new peak that could signal a big holiday ahead

by Todd Bishop on October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 at 7:27 am

Amazon says it is creating more than 120,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. fulfillment, sortation and customer service centers for the upcoming holiday season. That’s a new record for the… Read More

Amazon now owns 10-percent stake in airfreight company that leased it 20 cargo jets

by Greg Sandoval on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 at 3:21 pm

FedEx and UPS consider Amazon a customer rather than a competitor. But how large of a distribution network does Amazon need to build before the designation changes? Amazon said in a… Read More

The United States of Amazon: Interactive map shows tech giant’s growing national footprint

by Clare McGrane on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 at 6:28 am

Amazon has been growing at an unprecedented pace in recent years, and 2015 was no exception. Last year, the tech and online retail giant added 76,500 jobs to its workforce, bringing its total employees… Read More

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