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Announced Seasonal Hires at 463,925 After Amazon Announces Plans to Hire 50,000
Steven RothbergOctober 16, 2012
Amazon will hire 50,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, adding to the ever-growing list of seasonal hires. Similar announcements have come from big-box retailers Wal-Mart and Target, as well as from Toys R Us, Macy’s, JC Penney, and Best Buy.
John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of international outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. predicts this year will see better hiring than last, but we are far from pre-recession levels.
| Announced Seasonal Hiring | ||
| Target |
90,000 |
|
| Macy’s |
80,000 |
|
| Kohl’s |
52,700 |
|
| Wal-Mart |
50,000 |
|
| Amazon |
50,000 |
|
| Toys R Us |
45,000 |
|
| JC Penney |
40,000 |
|
| Party City |
20,000 |
|
| Gamestop |
17,000 |
|
| Best Buy |
14,000 |
|
| Hickory Farms |
5,225 |
|
| TOTAL |
463,925 |
|
