(MENAFN- AFP) Amazon said Thursday it would hire 80,000 seasonal employees in the United States to help with an expected flood of holiday sales.
The figure is 10,000 more than Amazon announced last year.
Amazon is adding employees in its warehouses and other centers that manage sales and deliveries, and noted that it offers "competitive hourly wages and a comprehensive benefits package."
Some of these employees will be kept after the holiday season, Amazon said, noting that 10,000 of those hired for seasonal jobs last year were retained for permanent positions.
"We're excited to be creating 80,000 seasonal jobs, thousands of which will lead to regular, full-time roles with benefits starting on day one and innovative programs like Career Choice for employees to further pursue their education," said Amazon vice president Mike Roth.
Amazon now has more than 50 "fulfillment centers" which manage product deliveries in the United States and will have more than 15 sorting centers by the end of 2014.
Amazon is also reportedly set to open physical brick-and-mortar stores in some cities for the first time, possibly as "pop-up" locations that would operate only for a few weeks.
The US National Retail Federation has said it expects a 4.1 percent rise in holiday shopping purchases this year.
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