With the holiday season approaching, Amazon announced that it intends to bolster its workforce with seasonal labor.
On Monday, the company announced that it is planning to offer 150,000 short-term, seasonal jobs across the United States to prepare for the 2021 holiday surge in orders.
“Our seasonal hiring helps us deliver on our promises to customers while also providing flexibility to our full-time employees during busy periods,” said Alicia Boler Davis, senior vice president of global customer fulfillment, in a press release. The company claims that the job opportunities will offer flexible work schedules and advancement opportunities, as well as $3000 hiring bonuses.
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These seasonal workers would be in addition to Amazon’s previously announced plans to hire an additional 125,000 warehouse workers and fill 40,000 corporate and technology jobs as of September. This work would include picking, packing, and shipping various items from the technology giant’s 100 fulfillment centers.
Amazon has been making several efforts to expand its workforce in recent years. In 2020, the company hired 500,000 people and had an estimated 1.3 million employees worldwide. In July, the company estimated that it employed more than 950,000 employees during a quarterly earnings call. This estimate did not include the 64,000 additional people hired in Q2 2021 or the contractors and drivers that the company relies on.
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Amazon is not the only large company to hire seasonal workers. Target announced in September that it would hire 100,000 seasonal workers in its stores and 30,000 in its warehouses. Walmart announced plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers for its stores and warehouses. UPS also intends to hire 100,000 workers to help with mail delivery over the holiday.
The companies will have to compete with those looking for long-term employment. September data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that there were 10.9 million job openings available as of July, with numbers steadily increasing.
