Home Depot to add 60,000 seasonal workers

ATLANTA, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. retail giant Home Depot said spring was the new Christmas as far as hiring, as it planned to add 60,000 workers to its payroll to handle the spring rush.

"Spring is our Christmas and (customer) traffic is at its highest during this season," said Craig Menear, the retailer's executive vice president for merchandising, CNNMoney reported Tuesday.

While planning to hire seasonal staff in February and March, the retailer also said it would be "adding net new permanent full-time and part-time positions to its stores for the second year in a row."