Online retail giant Amazon said Tuesday it will hire more than 50,000 temporary US employees for the holiday season.
"In addition to the thousands of people we've hired for full-time jobs this year, we're proud to be adding more than 50,000 seasonal jobs this holiday," vice president Dave Clark said in a statement.
The company has more than 20,000 full-time employees at 40 US locations.
American retailers typically take on extra hands for the holiday season, which runs from Thanksgiving, near the end of November, until New Year's.
