(Reuters) - U.S. companies from Target ( TGT ) and Macy's to package delivery firm UPS plan to hire thousands of seasonal workers ahead of the all-important holiday season.

Retailers are expected to add fewer seasonal jobs this holiday season than last year due to a softer labor market and tighter consumer spending heading into the shopping period, according to a forecast from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Here is a list of companies that have announced hiring plans for this holiday season:

Company Hiring plans - Hiring plans - 2023

2024

Target ( TGT ) 100,000 100,000

Macy's 31,500 full and 38,000 full and

part-time part-time seasonal

employees workers

Bath & Body 32,700 32,500

Works

United Parcel 125,000 100,000

Services

1-800-Flowers. 8,000 8,000

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(Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan)