Holiday Hires Breaking Records as Some Retailers Pay More: Jobs

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Wanda Tucker was hired on the spot for a part-time job with Gap Inc.’s Banana Republic chain earlier this month after searching for a full-time position since April.

“I thought I was just going in for an interview,” said Tucker, 53, of Rex, Georgia, who’d finished five years of Army Reserves postings before entering the workforce. “It has been a blessing to have some money coming into the household.”