USPS Begins Hiring Surge in Preparation for Holiday Season

Government Executive: The U.S. Postal Service will hire as many as 40,000 employees on a temporary basis to staff post offices and distribution centers around the country as it gears up for the busy holiday season.

The hiring spree is an increase over 2015, when the Postal Service hired 29,000 seasonal workers. The mailing agency announced it expects to onboard between 35,000 and 40,000 workers “to process and deliver holiday cards and packages to our customers.”

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