Amazon’s Commitment to 100,000 New U.S. Jobs Highlights Its Relentless Growth Ambitions

While one big storyline out of this could be how the move puts the company in alignment with President-elect Donald Trump’s outspoken priority to create jobs in the U.S., there’s another narrative the announcement highlights — one that investors will appreciate: The big hiring spree reflects the aggressive growth the company believes it still has ahead of it. A quick overview of Amazon’s announcement about its expected job creation in the U.S. over the next 18 months highlights a fast-growing company without any plans to slow down.