Some companies actually hiring during the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon: looking for 100,000 7-Eleven: 20,000 Kroger: 10,000
Many employees in the U.S. are holding their breath, waiting to see if their jobs will be the next to disappear as authorities order businesses to close and residents to stay home in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. At the same time, hiring is ramping up in some sectors.
Earlier this week, Amazon AMZN, -1.85% announced plans to hire 100,000 new employees to handle an influx of e-commerce orders and deliveries as more Americans stay home. Kroger is hiring 10,000 new associates nationwide across retail stores, manufacturing plants and distribution centers, Kristal Howard, a Kroger spokeswoman said. “Candidates may apply via jobs.kroger.com and could be placed for employment within several days of applying,” she said adding that “Kroger’s average hourly wage is $15 an hour.”
That sector has grown the fastest over the past week, Zhao said, according to Glassdoor hiring data. Most of the job openings are for truck and delivery drivers as well as warehouse workers, he said. Blue Apron APRN, -29.21%, a meal kit service that delivers to homes, also announced that it is increasing capacity and hiring workers to meet coronavirus-related demand.
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