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US Retailer Holiday Hiring To Drop to Levels Last Seen in 2008

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US retailers are anticipated to hire the fewest seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday season since 2008 due to escalating labor expenses and uncertain consumer confidence, reveals a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The analysis forecasts an addition of 410,000 seasonal jobs, only slightly surpassing the 324,900 workers hired during the last quarter of…

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