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Amazon hires 80K seasonal holiday workers

By Mae Anderson
Published October 16, 2014 12:42pm ET
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Amazon hires 80K seasonal holiday workers
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2010, file photo, Katherine Braun sorts packages toward the right shipping area at an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon is hiring 80,000 seasonal workers for its distribution centers as it looks to improve its shipping efficiency during the crucial 2014 holiday season. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) | Ross D. Franklin

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is hiring 80,000 seasonal workers for its distribution centers as it looks to improve its shipping efficiency during the crucial holiday season.

The figure is a 14 percent increase over last year’s hiring of 70,000 workers, as Amazon has been opening more distribution centers.

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