RALEIGH – Lowe’s executives say they are “pleased” with the turnout of people seeking 50,000 full- and part-time jobs the company began looking to fill on its “National Hiring Day.”
“I don’t have the numbers across the area, but we had a very strong turnout and were pleased with our hiring across the region,” a Lowe’s spokesperson told WRAL News.
One store in North Raleigh – featured in a WRAL News video – “hired about 30 new associates,” the spokesperson said.
“National Hiring Day” took place Tuesday.
The company says it will “hire more than 700 new associates across its Raleigh-Durham stores.”
Some offers were to be made “on-the-spot.”
But Lowe’s is facing increasing competition for workers. The hiring spree comes as the US economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment numbers drop in North Carolina as well as across the country.
One Lowe’s store manager told WRAL the pandemic has brought on increased business.
“Everyone has started new projects that they didn’t have time to do before,” said Mike Hollowell. “So it’s made us extremely busy. We’re very grateful and proud of that. Today’s all about that.”
Jobs include cashiers, retail associates, stockers and receivers, merchandising service associates, drivers, supervisors and “Pro” sales roles.
Learn more about jobs at this website: corporate.lowes.com/national-hiring-dayhttp://corporate.lowes.com/national-hiring-day
