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First of all, did y’all know that Target’s minimum hourly wage for its workers is $12?! Well now you know!

It gets better! On Thursday, Target announces it plans to raise the hourly starting wage to $13 in June.

The Minneapolis-based retailer announced in 2017 a plan to raise its starting hourly wages for workers to $15 by the end of 2020 and raised its starting hourly wage to $11. In March 2018, it boosted hourly wages to $12 after seeing a bigger and better pool of candidates.

With unemployment near rock bottom, retailers are under pressure to find qualified workers. In October, Amazon announced a minimum hourly wage of $15 for its U.S. employees.

Walmart raised its starting pay to $11 an hour in early 2018.

Written by Clarke Jones

Source: WNCT