# Amazon Hires 300,000 Holiday Workers

> Amazon adds 300,000 holiday workers, bucking retail hiring slump.
- Title: Amazon Hires 300,000 Holiday Workers · BigGo Finance
- Summary: Amazon adds 300,000 holiday workers, bucking retail hiring slump. Amazon will hire over 300,000 seasonal workers for the holiday season, a 20% increase from…
- Keywords: amazon, holidays, retail, hiring, seasonal workers, wage increase, health coverage, nrf, challenger, finance, markets, Hires
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/b41adcc4-221e-4a90-9187-3b936d813f8f
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-21T05:35:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: amazon, holidays, retail, hiring, seasonal workers, wage increase, health coverage, nrf, challenger, finance, markets
## Amazon holiday hiring
Amazon will hire more than 300,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time workers across U.S. operations for holiday season.
## 20% hiring increase
This is a 20% increase from last year and the first expansion in three years.
## Seasonal pay and benefits
Seasonal staff earn about $20 an hour with full-time core operations staff averaging nearly $24 an hour.
## Health coverage change
Seasonal employees working at least 30 hours a week get full-time health coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027.
## Retail hiring slump
Challenger, Gray & Christmas expects U.S. holiday hiring below 450,000, the lowest since 2008.
## Walmart and Target
Walmart and Target have not published companywide holiday hiring targets.
## Retail sales forecast
National Retail Federation forecasts holiday sales up 4.2% to $1.013 trillion.
## Amazon's wage commitment
Amazon committed over $1.5 billion to wage increases for U.S. operations workforce.
## Key takeaway

Amazon will hire over 300,000 seasonal workers for the holiday season, a 20% increase from last year, while retail hiring falls below 450,000.