'Amazon has been a great business partner with Michigan and we look forward to their continued successes here in the state.'Īmong the jobs posted Monday were for warehouse team members in Troy, Romulus, Livonia and Shelby Township and delivery station liaisons in Hazel Park and Romulus. 'The state’s premier supply chain assets and skilled talent pool make Michigan a prime Midwest distribution center,' he said. Otie McKinley, spokesman for the Michigan Economic Development Corp., said the agency applauds Amazon’s ongoing investments in Michigan. Last month, Amazon announced that it plans to acquire more than 25,000 square feet of office space in Detroit for 100 new high-tech positions. There are also delivery stations in Romulus, Wixom, Hazel Park and one that opened its doors in Sterling Heights last week. Amazon has fulfillment and sortation centers in Livonia, Shelby Charter Township, Romulus and Brownstown Township. Other benefits include health, vision and dental insurance from the first day, 401(k) with 50% company match, up to 20 weeks paid parental leave and the prepayment of 95% of tuition for courses in high-demand fields through Amazon’s innovative Career Choice program.Īmazon's job expansion comes as it grows its company presence in southeast Michigan. The starting wage is $15 per hour, and Amazon is offering sign-on bonuses for some positions ranging from $250 to $1,000, company officials said.

Amazon’s expansion in Michigan will provide jobs to thousands of workers who will spend their paychecks in Michigan, supporting their local and regional economies and their local and state tax bases.' Amazon is clearly on the favorable side of the accelerated creative destruction that we are now seeing in the economy.

'Recessions, including the one we are in now, are periods of rapid change in the economy. Gretchen Whitmer reopens more sectors of the state economy.Īmazon's hiring announcement is good news for the Michigan economy, said Robert Dye, chief economist at Comerica Bank: 'Amazon’s growth in these difficult times shows what economists mean by 'creative destruction.'

Michigan's jobless rate peaked in April at 22.7%, but has been receding in recent months as Gov. The promise of new jobs comes as Michigan is struggling with the continuing aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic that has totaled more than 111,500 cases across the state and claimed nearly 6,600 lives.

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