Global Impact Highlights OurPeople Wenowemploymorethan1.6millionpeopleworldwide—havingcreatedmorethan750,000full-andpart-timejobsin the U.S. since the start of the pandemic—and continue to invest in offering competitive pay and benefits. In the U.S., this includes an average starting wage for our front-line employees of more than $18 per hour and comprehensive benefits for regular full-time employees. These benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance; a 401(k) with a company match; up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents; adoption assistance; and access to Amazon’s Career Choice program. AmazonhasbeennamedNo.2onFortune’sWorld’sMostAdmiredCompanieslistforsixyearsrunningandiscurrentlyinthe Top10onLinkedIn’sTopCompanieslistsintheU.S.(No.1), Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Spain, and the UK. Someoftheprogramsthatearnusthisrecognitioninclude: • Familysupportprograms,includingLeaveShare,whichallowsU.S. employees to donate up to six weeks of their paid parental time to their partner should their partner’s employer not offer paid parental leave, and Ramp Back, which enables employeestoreturn to work at a flexible schedule for up to eight consecutive weeks after birth or adoption. • Free mental health resources available 24/7 to all U.S. employees, their families, and anyone in their household, including free counseling sessions. • AmazonReturnships,whichhelppeoplewhohavebeenwithoutajoborunderemployedforatleastayearbyprovidinga newopportunity to rejoin the U.S. workforce. • Amazon’sCareerChoiceprogram,whichoffersfullyfundedtuitionopportunities, including bachelor’s degrees, high school diplomas, GEDs, and ESL programs. This offering, which we began in 2021, is part of Amazon’s $1.2 billion Upskilling 2025commitmenttoprovidefreetrainingto300,000employeesintheU.S.by2025. Safety is integral to everything we do. Our work environments allow employees, regardless of background, skill level, or experience, to work with confidence. In 2022, we published Delivered with Care, a report on safety, health, and well-being at Amazon.In2021,weinvestedover$300millionin safety improvements, and we have incurred more than $15billion in COVID-19-related costs since March 2020 to help keep employees safe and deliver for customers. Ourscale, resources, and technology allow us to undertake initiatives that benefit the entire industry. For example, we are investing to create technology to improve universal fork truck safety, and we established afirst-of-its-kind partnership with the National Safety Council to uncover new ways to prevent and address musculoskeletal disorders. Webelieveourfutureisdiverse,inclusive, and accessible across every race, gender, belief, origin, and community. In 2021, we again set ambitious goals focused on increasing diversity in our hiring, building an inclusive work environment, and providing equitable access for all. We’ve also increased the amount and specificity of the data wesharepublicly, which shows there is more work to do, but also demonstrates progress. We take steps to give employees a sense of belonging, value, and opportunity, such as through our 13 affinity groups (employee resource groups) with more than 90,000employeesacrosshundredsofchaptersworldwide.Weactively recruit diverse candidates through our partnerships withHistoricallyBlackCollegesandUniversities,Hispanic-ServingInstitutions,women’scolleges,andtribalcolleges,andwehave over 45,000 U.S. veterans and military spouses working at Amazon. Learn more at aboutamazon.com/workplace.