Walmart Hiring Surge Finds 25,000 Workers in Its First Week
- Retailer shortened two-week application process to just hours
- Hiring comes as U.S. unemployment claims rise to record level
A job recruiter wears a shirt showing all of the Walmart brands during a career fair in Philadelphia.
Photographer: Charles Mostoller/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
We’re tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know.
Walmart Inc. has taken on 25,000 new employees and given offers to thousands more in the first week of a hiring push, as the biggest private employer in the U.S. scrambles to keep its shelves stocked and checkouts staffed during the coronavirus pandemic.