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Lowe’s looks to hire 65,000 new employees in tightest labor market in decades

Lowe’s said Friday that as it adds new jobs it will, meanwhile, be discontinuing its Project Specialist Interiors program in stores. It didn’t disclose which other positions it would be getting rid of.

The announcement by Lowe’s in the first week of 2019 comes as the U.S. is still seeing record-low unemployment, with many businesses in turn being forced to hike starting wages or offer other incentives to lure talent to fill open jobs. Last year, thanks to new tax legislation, Lowe’s said it was able to give some of its employees bonuses of up to $1,000. The retailer also expanded its benefits package — adding adoption assistance and paid parental leave.

In January 2018, Lowe’s said it planned to hire more than 53,000 full- and part-time staffers to meet peak spring demand. New this year is Lowe’s focus on filling tech positions and finding more help for inventory management, which Ellison has called out as one of the company’s weaknesses.

Lowe’s shares were last up about 3 percent Friday afternoon. The stock is only up about 1 percent over the past 12 months.

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