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TroyD

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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 07:22 AM Oct 2012

Amazon to hire 50,000 seasonal workers

October 16, 2012

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- 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 (AMZN, Fortune 500) 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. retailers -- including restaurants -- have so far announced plans to hire 413,700 seasonal workers. That's a five-year high for seasonal hiring.

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http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/16/technology/amazon-jobs-seasonal/index.html

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