Whether it means more hiring at its Oklahoma operations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa isn’t clear but Amazon plans to hire 100,000 more workers this year.
It’s the fourth hiring spree of the year as the company tries to keep pace with e-commerce demand that soared during the pandemic, reported Reuters.
The world’s biggest online retailer said the positions are for full and part-time work in its home country and Canada, and these will include roles at 100 new warehouse and operations sites it is opening this month. The Seattle-based company employed 876,800 people as of June 30, excluding contractors and temporary personnel.
The news reflects Amazon’s constant need for labor to pick, pack and ship products to shoppers’ doorsteps, with a 40% revenue rise last quarter and the biggest profit in the retailer’s 26-year-history. It is rolling out automation at its newest buildings at the same time, said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global customer fulfillment.
“We will continue to deploy technology where appropriate, starting from a safety perspective” and “where we can improve our overall operation,” Boler Davis said in an interview.
Source: Reuters