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US Retailer Holiday Hiring Set to Be Lower Than Last Year

US retailers are set to hire fewer seasonal workers this holiday season — 520,000 versus 564,200 last year — reflecting a softer labour market and tighter consumer spending, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas report.
Shoppers look in store windows and walk down the street on Fifth Avenue in New York during the holiday season.
Holiday sales are expected to grow at their slowest pace in six years, according to data from Deloitte. (Shutterstock)
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US retailers will hire fewer seasonal workers this holiday season than last year due to a softer labour market and tighter consumer spending heading into the crucial shopping period, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas provided exclusively to Reuters.

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