Dive Summary:

• Internet retail employment is on the rise and will continue to increase their workforce for several more years according to a report released by Forrester Research Inc.
• E-commerce in the U.S. is expected to add 100,000 additional employees, increasing staff count by 25% from roughly 400,000 to 500,000 employees.
• E-commerce based businesses grew by 20% in the U.S. from 2011 to 2012.

From the article:

The average e-business team has 96 staffers, according to Forrester’s research. Companies with worldwide annual revenue of more than $10 billion have an average of 189 e-business employees. Companies with sales of less than $1 billion have an average of 48. However, smaller companies grew their teams the most. Companies with less than $1 billion in sales grew their e-business teams by an average of 27%