Amazon to hire over 300,000 holiday workers, up 20% from last year

Investing.com -- Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) plans to hire more than 300,000 workers across its U.S. core operations network for the upcoming holiday season, representing a 20% increase over last year's seasonal recruitment. The aggressive expansion stands in stark contrast to broader macroeconomic trends, where overall retail hiring is expected to soften to its lowest level since 2008. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI portfolio updates monthly and is outperforming the S&P 500 by 118%. See this month's list » The e-commerce giant is ramping up its logistical workforce by offering starting wages averaging $20 per hour for seasonal workers, while full-time core operations staff now average nearly $24 per hour.