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In this case, thereâs good reason to think that Walmart needed to raise wages anyway: Labor markets are tight, and in a number of areas, the company is now contending with locally imposed minimum wages that are already forcing Walmart to raise wages to $11 an hour, or even higher.
Walmart, the frequent focus of advocates for low-wage workers, is giving its lowest-paid workers a raise. The company said 500,000 full-time and part-time associates, more than a third of its work force at Walmart () U.S. stores and Sam's Clubs, will receive pay raises in April to at least $9 an hour. That will be $1.75 above the federal minimum wage. By next February 1, their pay will go to at least $10 an hour.