NY- Amazon’s workforce in the United States exceeded 500,000 employees for the first time, an increase of 43% compared to last year and more than triple that of five years ago, the company said Friday. Last year it added 150,000 employees, more than double the entire Apple workforce.
When it reported its quarterly performance on Thursday, Amazon revealed that it added another 150 million members of its Prime service, which offers faster shipments and other benefits. On Friday, even though the Dow Jones industrial average lost 600 points, Amazon shares exceeded $ 2,000 each, having doubled its price in approximately two years. That puts Amazon within the exclusive Alphabet club, Apple and Microsoft, of corporations whose value exceeds one billion dollars.
Amazon’s massive growth increases company scrutiny. Some Democratic candidates want to divide it, others want it to pay more taxes and is constantly targeted by President Donald Trump, who has tweeted similar complaints while quarreling with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, also the owner of the Washington Post newspaper. Amazon said it will not be divided and that it pays all the taxes it owes.
Being under the magnifying glass has not diminished its great growth. Sales during the Christmas period skyrocketed. And their other businesses, including cloud computing and advertising, also grew despite having more competition from other major technology companies.
Worldwide, Amazon had 798,000 employees by the end of last year. Only one US company surpasses Amazon in terms of the size of its workforce: the rival Walmart store, with 1.5 million people in the United States and more than 2 million worldwide.
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