In preparation for a strong holiday spending season, Amazon is preparing to hire 9,000 full- and part-time workers at its New Jersey fulfillment centers. 
In some places, there has been a loss of jobs, as in the case of Toys R Us, Mattress Firm and Lord & Taylor, while Amazon is opening up its employment doors.
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, will host job fairs statewide in an effort to meet the high-volume shipping season. Employees will be expecting to receive Amazon’s new minimum wage of $15 an hour and, according to reports in the Asbury Park Press, may even reach up to $16.15 an hour. Workers are expected to start by November 1st.
One of the benefits of the hiring spurt by Amazon is that its warehouses are located in the middle of the State’s densely populated northeast. The reason for Amazon’s big hiring push this season is due to New Jersey’s jobless rate of 4.2% in August, which is the lowest level in over a decade.
Amazon Employment Grew by 40% Since 2013
Positions at Amazon, which include transportation and warehouse spots, grew 40% from 2013 to 2017 in New Jersey. Amazon now employs 5% of New Jersey’s total workforce. Currently, Amazon has 16,000 employees at 9 fulfillment centers throughout New Jersey.
Location of the Amazon Job Fairs
Monmouth County: Radisson Hotel Freehold: 50 Gibson Place, Freehold Township: Oct. 8 through Oct. 12: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Middlesex County: Crowne Plaza Princeton: 900 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro: Oct. 8 through Oct. 30: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Morris County: Best Western: 270 South St., Morristown: Oct. 8 through Oct. 12: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Burlington County: Double Tree: 515 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel: Oct. 12: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Union County: Crowne Plaza Newark Airport: 901 Spring St., Elizabeth: Oct. 10: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
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