Online retail giant Amazon said Tuesday it will hire more than 50,000 temporary US employees for the holiday season. \"In addition to the thousands of people we\'ve hired for full-time jobs this year, we\'re proud to be adding more than 50,000 seasonal jobs this holiday,\" vice president Dave Clark said in a statement. The company has more than 20,000 full-time employees at 40 US locations. American retailers typically take on extra hands for the holiday season, which runs from Thanksgiving, near the end of November, until New Year\'s.