{
  "id": 15752572,
  "title": "Amazon to recruit over 300,000 workers for holiday season in first hiring jump in three years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/amazon-to-recruit-over-300-000-workers-for-holiday-season-in-first",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445130/amazon-to-recruit-over-300000-workers-for-holiday-season-in-first-hiring-jump-in-three-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon plans to increase its workforce by over 300,000 workers for the upcoming US holiday season, marking the first rise in recruitment for the period in three years, according to the company. The retail giant employs 250,000 workers during the holiday season each year, and this year, it is expanding its hiring efforts to include seasonal, part-time, and full-time roles across its core US operations.\n\nThe National Retail Federation predicts a 4.2% acceleration in US holiday sales growth this year, projecting sales to exceed $1 trillion. Starting next year, Amazon will offer healthcare benefits to seasonal employees who work at least 30 hours per week, a perk previously reserved for regular full-time employees.\n\nLast week, Walmart announced it was expanding healthcare benefits for its workforce amid rising healthcare costs, which are straining Americans. Amazon, which recently announced a small number of layoffs in its retail division, stated it would pay full-time employees a minimum of $20 per hour, with an average pay of nearly $24. Seasonal employees can expect to earn an average of $20 per hour.",
  "summary": "Amazon said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 300,000 workers for the US holiday season, marking the first increase in recruitment for the period in three years as the online retailer prepares for a surge in orders. Amazon, which employed 250,000 workers during the season for the past three years, said it was hiring for seasonal, part-time and full-time roles across its US core operations for…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Amazon plans to hire more than 300,000 U.S. holiday workers, up 20% from last year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/amazon-plans-to-hire-more-than-300-000-u-s-holiday-workers-up-20-from",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:20:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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