Seasonal Hiring Gathered Steam In November

U.S. consumers are spending more liberally this holiday season and retailers have taken notice, hiring more seasonal workers to help keep pace with demand, new analysis of November jobs data shows.

Holiday retailer hiring surged last month by 423,500 jobs, the largest gain since 2007 when 465,400 workers were added, according to a review of November jobs data by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.