Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for holiday season and pay average of $19 an hour

Amazon.com Inc.
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said Thursday it plans to hire 150,000 workers to help it get through this year’s holiday season, with roles spanning packing and picking to sorting and shipping. The company said it will pay $3,000 sign-on bonuses in certain markets, and will pay on average $19 an hour. Interested candidates can see all the regions with open positions at www.amazon.com/apply, the company said in a statement. The states with the greatest number of holiday openings include California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington. Amazon shares were down 0.6% premarket and have fallen 27% in the year to date, while the S&P 500
SPX,
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has fallen 21%.