Factbox: US companies to hire thousands of seasonal workers for holiday season

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20/09/2024 12:00

Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. companies from Target  TGT.N 
and Macy's  M.N  to package delivery firm UPS  UPS.N  plan to
hire thousands of seasonal workers ahead of the all-important
holiday season.
    Retailers are expected to add fewer seasonal jobs this
holiday season than last year due to a softer labor market and
tighter consumer spending heading into the shopping period,
according to a forecast from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    Here is a list of companies that have announced hiring plans
for this holiday season:
 Company         Hiring plans -   Hiring plans - 2023
                 2024             
 Target  TGT.N   100,000          100,000
 Macy's  M.N     31,500 full and  38,000 full and
                 part-time        part-time seasonal
                 employees        workers
 Bath & Body     32,700           32,500
 Works  BBWI                      
 United Parcel   125,000          100,000
 Services                         
  UPS.N                           
 1-800-Flowers.  8,000            8,000
 com  FLWS.O                      
 
 (Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Abinaya
Vijayaraghavan)
 ((Savyata.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com;))