A similar hiring phenomenon has occurred in the U.S., and recently. When Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, was preparing to open two Washington, D.C., stores, it received 23,000 applications for about 600 associate positions. That crush of applicants to the stores in the nation's capital comes amid an ongoing debate about low-wage jobs in America — those paying the federal minimum rate of $7.25 an hour or a little above that amount. While labor supporters have been advocating for better pay in retail, notably the fast-food industry, opponents have said increased compensation would bring a new set of problems, such as price increases for consumers or some jobs being eliminated altogether in favor of automation.
The U.S. unemployment rate is now 7 percent, the latest report released Friday morning by the Labor Department says. The calculation is based on the number of Americans who are actively seeking employment but failing to find a job; it does not include those who aren't searching.
Jobs in the retail sector historically tend to attract large numbers of people with a high school diploma or less, and those groups have a higher unemployment rate than the national average. As a result, when a big store like Wal-Mart opens, it will likely get more applicants than it can hire, even if the jobs are lower-paying.
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