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Thousands line up for Amazon jobs in Robbinsville, N.J.

The lines began at 5:30 a.m. The job fair lasted from 8 a.m. to noon.

On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the line for job applicants to Amazon’s Job Fair in Robbinsville, NJ, stretches all the way around the parking lot and the length of the warehouse. Thousands of applicants arrived from 9 am to noon to sign up for a job with the online merchandise giant.
On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the line for job applicants to Amazon’s Job Fair in Robbinsville, NJ, stretches all the way around the parking lot and the length of the warehouse. Thousands of applicants arrived from 9 am to noon to sign up for a job with the online merchandise giant.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer

About 5,000 people had lined up by 10 a.m. at an Amazon fulfillment center in New Jersey for one of the 50,000 positions that Amazon is seeking to fill.

The fulfillment center, located on 50 New Canton Way in Robbinsville, near Trenton, is one of several fulfillment centers across the country participating in what the company is calling Amazon Jobs Day The giant retailer is looking for 1,500 people at five centers in New Jersey alone.