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 100,000 100,000
Macy’s 31,500 full- 38,000 full- and
and part-time part-time seasonal
employees workers
Bath & Body 32,700 32,500
Works
United Parcel (NYSE:UPS) 125,000 100,000
Services
1-800-Flowers. 8,000 8,000
com
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) 250,000 250,000
Dick’s 8,000 8,600
Sporting Goods
Kroger (N:KR) Said it
25,000 was “seeking to
hire thousands of
associates”
