Shares of Walmart Inc. rose 1.5% in morning trading Wednesday, after the discount retail behemoth said it plans to hire 40,000 employees for the holiday season. The new hires will include seasonal store employees, full-time permanent truck drivers and customer-care employees. The company said the average U.S. wage is more than $17 an hour. Walmart has raised employee pay the past several months in many areas, from pharmacy technicians to truck drivers.
5% in morning trading Wednesday, after the discount retail behemoth said it plans to hire 40,000 employees for the holiday season. The new hires will include seasonal store employees, full-time permanent truck drivers and customer-care employees. The company said the average U.S. wage is more than $17 an hour. Walmart has raised employee pay the past several months in many areas, from pharmacy technicians to truck drivers.
Walmart to Hire 110,000 Fewer Seasonal Workers. It Still Expects the Holidays to Be ‘Busy.’
And how many will qualify for food stamps which is the taxpayers subsidizing Walmart low pay rates.