A 2025 forecast by Challenger, Gray & Christmas projected that overall U.S. holiday hiring for the last three months of 2025 would likely be under 500,000 positions, lower than the 543,000 seasonal hires reported for 2024 and representing the smallest seasonal gain since 2009 when retailers hired 495,800 temporary workers.
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Forecast and historical comparison of U.S. seasonal retail hiring levels.