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Amazon’s Employee Headcount (1997 - 2021)

Industry: Online Retail
Current: Company Performance

Amazon had a total of 1,608,000 full-time and part-time employees in 2021
In 2020, Amazon’s employee headcount stood at 1,298,000
Amazon also hires additional workers to ensure timely delivery of orders during the holiday sea

As of December 31, 2021, Amazon employed nearly 1,608,000 full-time and part-time employees excluding temporary contractors and part-time employees. The year-over-year employee growth rate was nearly 24%. In 2020, the number of Amazon’s full-time and part-time employees was 1,298,000. Amazon hires seasonal workers during the fourth quarter of every year to keep up with the operations and demand during the holiday season. In 2021, Amazon hired 150,000 seasonal workers across the US.

Amazon, the e-commerce giant operates majorly through its online platform, but Amazon has also opened physical retail stores for its customers. There are 672 physical retail stores in North America and 7 International stores as of December 31, 2021. Amazon’s 1.6 million workforce works from these leased (a total of 522,058 square feet of space) and owned (a total of 26,926 square feet of space) corporate offices, physical stores, data centers, and other facilities.

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