Amazon to hire 250K ahead of the holiday rush

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00:00Get ready to see more blue vans buzzing around your neighborhood.

00:06A lot more. Amazon is gearing up for the holidays and hiring big to do it.

00:11The company says it will bring on 250,000 workers across the U.S., full-time, part-time and seasonal,

00:17to handle what it expects will be a surge in holiday orders.

00:21It's the third straight year Amazon has added a quarter million people for the busy season.

00:26The company says its seasonal jobs pay more than $19 an hour on average,

00:31and regular employees earn about 23-plus benefits.

00:34Amazon's hiring spree stands out.

00:37Across the retail industry, seasonal jobs are expected to drop to their lowest level since 2009

00:42as higher costs, inflation, and automation lead many companies to cut back.

00:48Amazon says openings will be posted weekly through December,

00:51and as usual, they're expected to fill up fast.

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