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Get ready to see more blue vans buzzing around your neighborhood
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A lot more. Amazon is gearing up for the holidays and hiring big to do it
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The company says it will bring on 250,000 workers across the U.S.
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full-time, part-time and seasonal, to handle what it expects will be a surge in holiday orders
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It's the third straight year Amazon has added a quarter million people for the busy season
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The company says its seasonal jobs pay more than $19 an hour on average
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and regular employees earn about 23-plus benefits. Amazon's hiring spree stands out
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Across the retail industry, seasonal jobs are expected to drop to their lowest level since 2009
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as higher costs, inflation, and automation lead many companies to cut back
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Amazon says openings will be posted weekly through December, and as usual, they're expected to fill up fast
