Key Takeaways
- Walmart's average hourly wage for U.S. associates reached $17.50 in 2023.
- Walmart provides health benefits to over 1.1 million U.S. associates.
- Walmart invested $1.4 billion in associate wages and training in fiscal 2023.
- 56% of Walmart's U.S. workforce is female.
- Women hold 35% of Walmart's officer positions in 2023.
- 41% of Walmart's U.S. associates are people of color.
- Walmart's voluntary turnover rate dropped to 44% in U.S. stores in 2023.
- Walmart retained 75% of its high-performing associates in 2023.
- Walmart's overall U.S. turnover rate was 68% in fiscal 2022.
- Walmart's OSHA recordable incident rate was 2.5 per 100 workers in 2023.
- Walmart reported 1.2 lost-time injuries per 200,000 hours worked.
- Walmart trained 100% of associates on safety protocols in 2023.
- Walmart employed 2.1 million associates worldwide as of fiscal year 2023.
- Walmart's U.S. workforce totaled 1.6 million associates in 2023.
- Walmart added 150,000 new jobs in the U.S. during fiscal 2023.
Walmart boosted pay, benefits, and training in 2023, investing $1.4 billion in associates nationwide.
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