Amazon Hiring 5,000 in Warehouses to Meet Customer Demand

Amazon.com  is boosting staff in 17 U.S. warehouses, adding more than 5,000 full-time jobs to meet strong demand.

The new hires will join more than 20,000 employees working at Amazon’s more than three dozen U.S. fulfillment centers, company said in a statement today. Amazon is also hiring 2,000 customer-service staff, including part-time and seasonal workers.

Labor is the ultimate variable cost, a firm aggressively hiring is in general a very good sign of a healthy company.