Amazon Is Looking to Fill Thousands of Holiday Season Jobs

Amazon has positions to fill in three fulfillment centers in two states. It’s joining other retailers such as Toys ‘R’ Us and Kohl’s is adding scads of temporary hires for 2010 holiday sales crunch — the most since 2007.
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Initial Jobless Claims Tumble to Lowest Level Since July

America’s bedraggled labor market got a boost today with the latest weekly initial jobless claims unexpectedly plunging 21,000 to 434,000. The four-week moving average also fell. While it’s only one week’s data, the report is a…