Amazon's Exploding Headcount In Context

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Tools Travel Politics Latest Video LAST CHANCE: Join The Founders Of Union Square Ventures, Foursquare, Thrilllist, And Many More At SAI's Startup Conference Get your tickets to Startup 2011, NYC's premier business plan competition and entrepreneurship conference on May 10th, before it's too late. Secure your spot now! Monday, May 9, 2011 Amazon's Exploding Headcount In Context When Amazon reported a miss on earnings a few weeks back, one number in the filing really jumped out -- its exploding headcount. It added 4,200 employees during the quarter, bringing the total to 39,700. That's a 45% gain on a year over year basis, and it's almost double what Amazon had in 2008. Todd Bishop at GeekWire took a look at Amazon's hiring and charted it out against Microsoft and Google. You can see Microsoft's headcount is flat, while Google's is growing, albeit at a slower pace than Amazon. Read » Also On SAI Today: These Stanford Students Made Millions Taking A Class About Facebook The DROID Charge's 4G Speeds Will Blow You Away [REVIEW] Microsoft Buying Skype Would Make No Sense How Google Will Change The World This Week Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: AOL's Huge Opportunity CHART OF THE DAY: The Death Of IMing At Work CHART OF THE DAY: Finally, Something For Tim Armstrong To Brag About Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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