Walmart Inc . will raise pay for hundreds of thousands of its U.S. store workers as a tight labor market continues to create fierce competition for staff.

Walmart said Thursday it will give raises to more than 565,000 of its 1.6 million U.S. workers, targeting those who work at registers, in the food and household goods areas and who restock shelves.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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