Wal-Mart Created More Than 125,000 Jobs in 2005

Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart Stores announced on Tuesday that it created more than 125,000 jobs in 2005, and that its average hourly wage for full-time store associates rose from $9.68 to $10.11 over the same period.

In some markets, particularly urban areas where the cost of living is higher, the average full-time hourly wage for Wal-Mart associates rose even higher, hitting $11.58 in Denver, $11.49 in Boston and $11.11 in Atlanta.