Amazon plans 300,000 seasonal hires for the holidays

Amazon plans to hire 300,000 workers for the holiday season. The supplied coverage also mentions hiring in San Antonio and Austin, and reports that seasonal workers will become eligible for health insurance starting January 1, 2027.

• Amazon plans to hire 300,000 people for the holiday season.· 2 sources
• One headline specifies hiring in San Antonio and Austin but does not give local hiring totals.· 1 source
• The detailed report says seasonal workers will have access to health insurance beginning January 1, 2027.· 1 source
• That report gives seasonal workers’ average earnings as $20 per hour and says regular employees’ average starting pay has risen to $24.· 1 source
• The detailed report says Amazon cut 14,000 jobs in 2025 and had recently confirmed retail-division cuts affecting hundreds of employees.· 1 source