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Amazon hiring spree to bolster US workforce by over 100,000

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By John Glenday, Reporter

January 13, 2017 | 2 min read

Online retailer Amazon is to embark on a US recruitment frenzy by adding an additional 100,000 posts over the next 18 months, expanding its existing workforce by over 50%.

The posts will range from software development to warehouse operatives and will bring the firms US headcount to 280,000 as it embarks on a warehouse building program that will enable it to stock products closer to consumers – allowing it to fulfill its promise of two-day shipping for Prime members.

This comes despite its first drone delivery having been made in the UK which seeks to automate the process over the longer term for smaller goods.

Amazon is currently building 26 ‘fulfillment centres’ across North America with more to come, ensuring that the new posts won’t be limited to its Seattle base but instead extend from Florida through Texas to California.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and chief executive, said: “Innovation is one of our guiding principles at Amazon, and it’s created hundreds of thousands of American jobs. These jobs are not just in our Seattle headquarters or in Silicon Valley—they’re in our customer service network, fulfillment centers and other facilities in local communities throughout the country. We plan to add another 100,000 new Amazonians across the company over the next 18 months as we open new fulfillment centers, and continue to invent in areas like cloud technology, machine learning, and advanced logistics.”

The news also provides a timely boost to president-elect Donald Trump who has made great play of his campaign pledge to deliver more home-grown jobs.

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