FedEx Ground is planning on hiring more than 1,300 people for seasonal positions at Hartford area facilities.
The new positions are part of a nationwide hiring spree for 70,000 part-time workers to fill temporary package handler jobs ahead of the holiday season, according to FedEx. Seasonal hires might have the option of a full-time position, FedEx said.
The open positions come as on the heels of an August in which Connecticut added more than 20,000 jobs. But overall employment remains down 7% from the same period last year, according to the state Department of Labor.
The largest job gains in August were in the sectors of education and health (up 2.7%); leisure and hospitality (up 3.6%); and government (up 1.7%). Federal government jobs also grew, mostly owing to hiring employees for the decennial Census.
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