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(Memphis) Good news for those of you looking to make a little extra money to buy all those holiday gifts.

Retail giant Walmart announced today they are upping their holiday hiring!

Officials at Walmart say they’re bringing on 55,000 seasonal workers to handle the Christmas rush this year.

That’s up from 50,000 last year.

With more than 4,000 locations across the country, that averages out to about 13 more workers per store.