One of the world’s biggest companies is fighting against the pandemic-led recession.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers — the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this year — to keep pace with e-commerce demand that jumped during the pandemic.
The world’s biggest online retailer said the positions are for full and part-time work in its home country and Canada, and these will include roles at 100 new warehouse and operations sites it is opening this month. The Seattle-based company employed 876,800 people as of June 30, excluding contractors and temporary personnel.
Two new facilities are earmarked for north of the border, Amazon having announced plans to open two new distribution centres in Ontario that will create more than 2,500 new full-time jobs.
The news reflects Amazon’s constant need for labour to pick, pack and ship products to shoppers’ doorsteps, with a 40% revenue rise last quarter and the biggest profit in the retailer’s 26-year-history. It is rolling out automation at its newest buildings at the same time.
One official with Amazon said the company is still evaluating seasonal employment needs for the winter holiday, apart from the 100,000 positions it is filling.
Earlier this month, Amazon announced 33,000 openings for corporate and technology workers. It announced 100,000 and 75,000 new operations jobs in March and April, respectively, in an appeal to people who were laid off by other businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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