Kroger Hiring 11,000 Supermarket Workers Across US

Kroger is hiring 11,000 supermarket workers across its network of 2,800 grocery stores, the company said on Tuesday.

The jobs include 2,000 management positions and per the Wall Street Journal will increase the company's workforce by 2 percent. Kroger currently has about 450,000 full-and part-time employees, according to the Journal.

"Over the last decade, Kroger has added 100,000 new jobs in communities across America," Tim Massa, Kroger's group vice president of human resources and labor relations, said in a statement. "In addition to fueling the U.S. economy, many of our supermarket jobs are an opportunity for associates to grow and advance their careers."

Kroger said it created 10,000 jobs in 2017 and 12,000 jobs in 2016.

In its announcement, Kroger also said it would be investing an incremental $500 million in associate wages, training and development over the next three years. The company cited an example of a labor agreement it ratified with workers in Cincinnati that raised starting wages to at least $10 per hour.

Kroger also announced it would be investing a significant part of its tax benefit from the new tax law in workers' futures and said it would detail the plans later this month.

Kroger operates a number of stores under different names in 35 states.

• Those interested can find the available job listings on Kroger's website.

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