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Holiday employment in the United States 2000-2017

Holiday employment in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in thousands)

The data illustrates the increase in holiday employment in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017. In 2016, the retailers in the U.S. hired roughly an extra 570 thousand people for the holiday season.

2000	741.16
2001	483.35
2002	547.08
2003	585.82
2004	679.98
2005	684.43
2006	660.27
2007	688.38
2008	263.82
2009	368.76
2010	563.02
2011	636.57
2012	660.3
2013	764.75
2014	697.51
2015	622.72
2016	570.67
2017	525

Holiday employment in the United States 2000-2017

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