Holiday Employment

Every September as retailers ready their stores for the crowds that typically accompany the holiday season, they also begin preparing behind the scenes by hiring extra help to run the store, manage gift wrap, stock new inventories and serve as customer service representatives. This holiday season NRF predicts retailers will hire an additional 585,000 to 625,000 seasonal workers, which is in line with last year’s 607,500. In addition to retailers’ seasonal positions, retail indirectly creates many jobs throughout the holiday season for workers in transportation, manufacturing and fulfillment.