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

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03/10/2024 14:36

(Adds hiring plans of Dick's Sporting Goods)
       Oct 3 (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 crucial holiday
season.
    Retailers are expected to add fewer seasonal jobs this
shopping period than last year due to a softer labor market and
tighter consumer spending, according to a forecast from
Challenger, Gray & Christmas in September.
    Here is a list of companies that have announced hiring plans
for the holiday season so far:
 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                      
 Amazon.com      250,000          250,000
  AMZN.O                          
 Dick's          8,000            8,600
 Sporting Goods                   
  DKS.N                           
 
 (Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Abinaya
Vijayaraghavan)
 ((Savyata.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com;))