Amazon is hiring 100,000 people for $15-per-hour jobs

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Amazon is expanding its workforce, hiring 100,000 new employees to support a surge in online shopping. CNN's Matt Egan reports on what that means for small businesses.

New York Amazon is once again drastically expanding its workforce, announcing Monday that it's hiring 100,000 new employees to support a surge in online shopping amid the ongoing pandemic.

The jobs, which are in the United States and Canada, are across its operations network including its warehouses, delivery stations and other sites. Pay is roughly minimum wage and begins at $15 per hour with benefits. It's also offering sign-on bonuses"up to $1,000" in some cities. Amazon is offering a mix of full-time and part-time positions.Amazon is holding a virtual career day Wednesday to hire for its 33,000 job openings in corporate and tech roles.

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