Home Depot made a big announcement this week when it said it is adding retail jobs in Fayetteville, among hundreds of other locations.

The home improvement giant is adding over 70,000 new employees to ready itself for the busy spring season in which people landscape, plant flowers, and build their gardens.

“Just as the Christmas rush and holiday hiring ends for many retailers, we begin recruiting for spring seasonal associates to help customers during our busiest selling season,” said Tim Crow, executive vice president for Human Resources. “And a seasonal job at The Home Depot can often lead to a regular position if you’re passionate about customer service.”

Many of the seasonal hires will become permanent, the company went on to say.

They will also be hiring for Jacksonville retail jobs.

The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,252 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, Mexico and China. In fiscal 2010, The Home Depot had sales of $68.0 billion and earnings from continuing operations of $3.3 billion. The Company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.

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