Home Depot is the latest retailer to signal that the labor market is still tight.
despite industry-watchers' expectations for slower sales growth in the year ahead. Companies have cited labor costs among the things driving up their budgets. But they also feel pressure to increase pay as prices rise for groceries, rent and other essentials.
Home Depot is one of the country's largest private employers with about 475,000 workers. The vast majority of its employees are hourly workers at its approximately 2,300 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Its frontline employees, who will receive the wage increases, also work in supply chain, customer care and merchandising roles.
In an email to employees that was shared with CNBC, Home Depot CEO Ted Decker said the investment "positions us more favorably in every market where we operate." He said higher wages will improve the customer experience as the company attracts more high-quality workers and keep experienced staff.Home Depot has added more training opportunities, too, he said, including the promotion of more than 65,000 employees in 2022 alone.
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