Amazon Keeps Hiring, Plans To Increase Workforce With 10,000 More Jobs

Amazon (AMZN) on Friday announced that it will be adding another 10,000 jobs in Bellevue, Washington, over the next few years.

The new hires add to the 15,000 jobs it previously announced it was creating in Bellevue. The jobs will be centralized at a new development in the downtown area.

The office space will encompass 2 million square feet at 555 Tower and West Main and will be leased from Vulcan. The location will house public parks and retail space in a walkable distance from Bellevue Downtown Station, which is scheduled to open in 2023 as part of an extension of the Sound Transit’s East Link.

The new office space will add to the Bellevue 600 project - a 27-story office tower created in the city for Amazon that is expected to be completed by 2025.

John Schoettler, vice president of Global Real Estate and Facilities at Amazon, said in a statement that it looks "forward to bringing more jobs to Bellevue—contributing to a regional growth strategy that can create opportunities for people across the Puget Sound."

Currently, more than 2,000 employees work in Bellevue, the same city where Amazon started in 1994. The e-commerce giant said in August that it had a total of 876,000 employees globally.

To further its commitment to Bellevue, Amazon is also giving a $1 million grant to the City of Bellevue’s Human Services Fund to help local families that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 40 entities will receive the funding across the Eastside of the city.

"Amazon’s continued investment in Bellevue, including today’s announcement of adding 10,000 well-paying jobs as well as a $1 million grant to the Humans Services Fund, is a major win for our community and region," Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson said in a statement.

Amid a market selloff, shares of Amazon were trading at $3,246.27 as of 11:41 a.m. EDT, down $121.73, or 3.61%.