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Amazon to Hire 250,000 US Employees for Holiday Season
ByAinvest
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 3:26 pm ET1min read
Amazon plans to hire 250,000 employees across the US for the 2025 holiday season, including full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions. Regular employees will earn an average of $23/hour, while seasonal staff will receive over $19/hour. The company is investing over $1bn to raise wages and lower healthcare expenses for these employees.
Amazon.com Inc. has announced plans to hire 250,000 employees across the United States for the 2025 holiday season. This includes full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions, with a focus on the company's fulfillment and delivery network, according to . The hiring spree is part of Amazon's strategy to meet the anticipated surge in holiday demand.According to Amazon, regular full-time employees will earn an average of $23 per hour, while seasonal staff can expect to earn over $19 per hour. The company is investing over $1 billion to raise wages and lower healthcare expenses for these employees, bringing the average total compensation for seasonal workers to over $30 per hour when benefits are included, the Fox Business article said.
The hiring plan comes at a time when seasonal retail hiring is expected to fall to its lowest point since the recession-hit season of 2009, according to job placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The firm projects that retailers may add under 500,000 positions in the last three months of 2025, which would be the smallest seasonal gain in 16 years.
Other retailers are also planning their holiday staffing. Bath & Body Works plans to hire 32,000 workers this holiday season, while Spirit Halloween aims to add 50,000 workers. However, some large retailers like Target Corp. are not disclosing the number of seasonal positions this year, according to .
Amazon's e-commerce growth is expected to continue, with US shoppers projected to spend $253.4 billion online in November and December, up 5.3% from 2024, according to Adobe Inc., the Detroit News article noted. Despite this growth, shoppers are planning to curb overall holiday spending due to tariff-related price increases and a weakening labor market, the outlet added.
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