Unrealistic expectations, low pay, and excessive injuries are leading to skyrocketing turnover rates at Amazon warehouses in New Jersey, according to a new report released Thursday by a worker advocacy group.
In 2020, turnover at Amazon warehouses was about 124% across New Jersey — meaning for every Amazon warehouse job in the state, more than one worker is let go or quits each year. That’s double the rate seen at non-Amazon warehouses, and it means the entire workforce is replaced every 10 months, according to the report from The National Employment Law Project.
Mercer County, where the state’s first Amazon warehouse opened in 2014, rose from a 32% turnover rate to 113% in the eight years since the tech giant’s arrival, the report claims. The highest turnover rate is in Gloucester County, which sees its workforce leave at a rate of 137%.
The report raises questions about the quality of the jobs Amazon is bringing to New Jersey. The e-commerce behemoth is the second-largest employer in the state.
Paul Blundell, a Philadelphia resident working at the Amazon warehouse in Bellmawr, said he’s lost count of the number of people who work with him.
“It’s incredible. When new waves of people come in, sometimes I don’t try to learn their names for the first month or two just to see whether or not they stick around,” Blundell told the New Jersey Monitor.
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