THE TRUMP EFFECT – AT 9:47 A.M. ET:  From USA TODAY: 

Amazon will create 100,000 full-time jobs in the United States with full benefits over the next 18 months, the tech giant announced in a statement Thursday.

The company says the positions are for workers across the country and across all skill and experience levels. Most of the positions will be at fulfillment centers, including new ones under construction in California, Florida, New Jersey and Texas.

"Innovation is one of our guiding principles at Amazon, and it’s created hundreds of thousands of American jobs," said Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement. "These jobs are not just in our Seattle headquarters or in Silicon Valley—they’re in our customer service network, fulfillment centers and other facilities in local communities throughout the country."

Amazon has quickly ramped up its workforce over the last few years, as it pushes to open up more fulfillment centers to get packages out to its customers more quickly. In 2011, Amazon had 30,000 employees. At the end of last year, it employed 180,000 people.

COMMENT:  Great.  And yes, of course, it isn't due only to Donald Trump, but the Trump effect is at work.  Companies now know that creating jobs gets them great publicity and favor from the incoming administration.  Job creation will be part of the product.  That's good.  It's a good mental place to be.  Turn tax eaters into taxpayers. And companies are now showing that it can be done.

January 12,  2017