Amazon Inc. is looking to hire 5,500 seasonal workers in the Bay State as part of its recurrent nationwide effort to ramp up staff for the holidays — and hire a total of 250,000 employees nationwide.

The online retailer said Wednesday it's looking to fill 2,000 jobs in the areas around Boston, Cambridge and Newton; 1,000 jobs in and around Worcester; and 2,500 additional positions distributed in the state.

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