Amazon to grow staff by nearly 20% in seasonal hiring push

• Amazon announced plans to hire over 300,000 seasonal, part-time, and full-time employees across the United States ahead of the holiday shopping season.
• Seasonal workers will earn an average of $20 per hour, while full-time staff members will make an average wage of $24 per hour.
• The hiring push expands Amazon's 1.2 million U.S. workforce by 25 percent and represents a 20 percent increase over its seasonal hiring figures from last year.
• Other major retailers including Target , Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Foot Locker are also adding staff as seasonal job postings rise 10 percent industrywide.
• The surge in hiring comes as holiday sales are projected to top $1 trillion for the first time, driven by record-breaking online shopping expected to reach $275.1 billion.

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