Amazon.com Inc. is gearing up to hire scores of local workers to get it through the busy holiday season, though it won’t be adding nearly as many as it did in years past.
The company (NASDAQ: AMZN) lists 1,100 seasonal job openings in Greater Washington and its outer suburbs in Maryland and Virginia — a far cry from the 2,800 seasonal openings posted this time last year for D.C., Arlington and Alexandria alone.
This year’s count includes roles as north as Frederick and as south as Fredericksburg. The e-commerce giant is cutting back on its seasonal hiring here because the company’s workforce needs have changed, spokeswoman Emily Hawkins told the Washington Business Journal. Online shopping has slowed somewhat as pandemic fears have eased.
“Coming out of the pandemic, our workforce needs have stabilized and we are no longer hiring at the same pace that we were last year,” Hawkins said. “While our pace may have slowed, we are continuing to hire.”
Still, Amazon does not appear…
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