Boeing Hiring More than 100 Factory Workers a Week to Grow Output, Replace Retirees
16 Apr 2026
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REUTERS - Boeing, opens new tab is hiring around 100 to 140 factory workers a week, the highest pace since 2024, as the U.S. jetmaker replaces retirees and increases staffing to support higher production rates and new models, a union leader said.
Boeing's unionized factory workers in the Pacific Northwest now number more than 34,000 and are "heading higher," Jon Holden told Reuters in his first interview as a vice president specializing in training and apprenticeships at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
"We're seeing strong interest as we hire in Puget Sound and across the enterprise to support our production rate increases," a Boeing spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.
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Note: The 737 is primarily manufactured at Boeing's Renton Production Facility.
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