Corrected: UPDATE 1-UPS to hire 100,000 temporary workers for holiday season

United Parcel Service

07/10/2026 13:46

Corrects headline and paragraph 1 to remove reference to decrease in 2026 holiday season hiring. Removes paragraph 2 and comparison with 2024 holiday season hiring in bullet 4
Oct 7 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service UPS.N on Wednesday said it would hire 100,000 seasonal employees across the US ahead of the holiday season.
The holiday season is the busiest period for parcel delivery companies, during which daily volumes tend to double.
Shippers and most retailers boost the hiring of temporary workers during the period from late November to early January.
The seasonal workers will help sort, move and deliver packages during the holiday rush, UPS said.
The world's largest package delivery firm said in its 2025 annual report that it hired 15,000 fewer seasonal workers that year. It hired 125,000 holiday season staff in 2024.
In January, the company said it would cut up to 30,000 operational jobs and close 24 facilities in 2026 in a bid to scale down shipments for its largest customer, Amazon, and shift towards more profitable shipments.

 (Reporting by Miraanta Lowrance and Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan Ananda)
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