DENVER – UPS will hire more than 1,600 people in the Denver metro area to prepare for the upcoming holiday season.

The company says it is hiring 95,000 people nationwide to fill the extra demand during the high-traffic season. UPS says the 1,600 in the Denver area will be seasonal and permanent jobs.

But the company says 37 percent of hires made for the holiday season end up with permanent jobs after the season ends. UPS hired approximately the same number of workers during last year’s holiday season.

In Denver, the company is hiring at its following facilities:

Denver/Commerce City (5020 Ivy Street)

Denver Gateway (26400 E 75 th Avenue)

Avenue) Englewood (13101 James E Casey Avenue)

More information on the particular jobs and an online application can be found here.

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