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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.
Photo Walmart employees at a store in Miami. The retailing giant said it would raise its starting wage to $11 an hour from $9. Credit Joe Raedle/Getty Images Walmart, the nationâs largest private employer, said on Thursday that it would raise its starting wages, give bonuses to some employees and vastly expand maternity and parentalâ¦