Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, attracted the attention of the Obama administration yesterday when it announced that it will be adding 7,000 American workers to it's payroll. President Obama is set to visit the 1 million square foot 'fulfillment warehouse' in Chattanooga, Tennessee this afternoon - which was the single biggest job creator in the state when it opened in 2011. Mr Obama plans to speak about middle-class jobs, which makes the Amazon backdrop surprising. Full-time positions: Amazon is focused on speeding up order fulfillment, so 5,000 of the positions will be at distribution centers in 10 states Amazon says it pays 30 per cent more than the $10 an hour median for retail workers. But even at $13 an hour, that's only a $27,000 a year salary. According to the Pew Research Center, the current three-person middle-class household brings in $69,487 in annual income. Two adults working at Amazon for $13 an hour wouldn't make the cut for that definition of middle class.
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Focused on order fulfillment, Amazon is adding 5,000 full-time jobs in it's distribution centers
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President Obama will visit the Chattanooga, Tennessee facility today
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The company is also hiring for 2,000 jobs at it's customer service centers
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The jobs report for July will be released Friday with more information on nation-wide employment statistics
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