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Amazon plans to hire 300,000 workers for holiday season and expand health coverage

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Business Insider, CBS News and The Epoch Times report that Amazon plans to hire 300,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time workers for the holiday season, about 20 percent more than the roughly 250,000 it hired in each of the prior three years, according to the company. Amazon says it will offer health coverage starting January 1 to seasonal workers scheduled at least 30 hours a week, and that it hires seasonal workers year-round. Amazon also says seasonal workers average about $20 an hour and full-time staff about $24, figures the outlets attribute to the company. Job listings will be posted weekly from October through December.

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What happened

Key points

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Amazon said it plans to hire 300,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time workers for the holiday season, up about 20 percent from last year.
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Business Insider, CBS News
Far Right
The Epoch Times
Amazon said it will offer health coverage starting January 1 to seasonal workers scheduled for at least 30 hours a week.
Reported byLeft2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
Business Insider, CBS News
Far Right
The Epoch Times
Amazon said seasonal workers earn an average of about $20 an hour, and full-time staff about $24 an hour.
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Left
Business Insider, CBS News
Amazon said it raised its minimum starting wage for full-time workers to $20 an hour in September.
One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
Business Insider, CBS News

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All sides present report that Amazon plans to hire 300,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time workers for the holiday season and extend health coverage to seasonal staff. Left outlets add pay figures and job listings, while the right-side Epoch Times gives application details and frames the plan as a help-wanted notice.

the left
2 outlets
Both left-side headlines lead with the 300,000 hiring figure as a company announcement, and Business Insider adds the expanded health benefits to its headline.
Amazon to hire 300,000 workers for seasonal jobs this year
CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
1 outlet
The one right-side report, from The Epoch Times, is a plain announcement of holiday hiring, and its text is framed as a help-wanted notice with application details.
Amazon to Hire 300,000 US Workers for Holiday Season
The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

300,000 holiday hires
hourly pay for seasonal workers
job listings and locations

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CBS NewsLeft
Amazon to hire 300,000 workers for seasonal jobs this year
The online retailer plans to sharply boost its hiring for the holiday season this year. Here's what kind of positions they're looking to fill and how much they pay.
1 day agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
Business InsiderLeft
Amazon aims to add 300,000 seasonal workers — and expands health benefits in the new year
Amazon is hiring more seasonal workers than ever and will soon offer health benefits on day one for all employees.
1 day agoRead at Business Insider (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

application details and job alerts
first hiring increase in three years
health coverage for seasonal staff

Leaves out

hourly pay figures for seasonal and full-time staff

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
Amazon to Hire 300,000 US Workers for Holiday Season
The online retail giant joined Dick’s Sporting Goods and Michael’s in announcing 2026 seasonal hiring plans.
1 day agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
First to report
Business Insider, Oct 20, 9:27 AM EDT
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
4 hr 53 min later
Its first report, Oct 20, 2:19 PM EDT

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Business InsiderLeftOct 20, 9:27 AM EDT
The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 20, 2:19 PM EDT
CBS NewsLeftOct 20, 2:28 PM EDT

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Amazon plans to hire 300,000 workers for holiday season and expand health coverage

Coverage spectrum

Key points

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the left

the center

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Language to notice

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From the left

Amazon to hire 300,000 workers for seasonal jobs this year

Amazon aims to add 300,000 seasonal workers — and expands health benefits in the new year

From the center

From the right

Amazon to Hire 300,000 US Workers for Holiday Season

How the coverage built up

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