Holiday Hiring Was Up More Than 10% Among Retailers

Holiday Hiring Was Up More Than 10% Among Retailers
FILE - In this May 10, 2011 file photo, people carrying Macy's shopping bags walk past the Macy's flagship store, in New York. Macy's Inc., said Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, that it plans to hire about 78,000 workers for seasonal help at its Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores, call centers, distribution centers and online support centers nationwide. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
FILE - In this May 10, 2011 file photo, people carrying Macy's shopping bags walk past the Macy's flagship store, in New York. Macy's Inc., said Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, that it plans to hire about 78,000 workers for seasonal help at its Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores, call centers, distribution centers and online support centers nationwide. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Despite a presidential election, "fiscal cliff" debates and Hurricane Sandy, retailers bumped up their holiday hiring to the highest level in six years, according to a report.

Retailers hired 728,000 new workers in the last three months of the year, up 10.3% compared with the same period last year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That was the highest year-end bump in the retail sector since 2006.

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