Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 1/19/2021

How COVID-19 is affecting hourly work

Snagajob is here to help you navigate the hourly hiring landscape during this pandemic. Our proprietary data gives us a unique perspective on hourly job trends and we can see how both workers and employers are responding in real-time. One of the most valuable things we can offer you is a view into these insights and hiring trends. We’re here to give you helpful context as you make business decisions. 

Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 1/19/20

Highlights

Overall jobs are down 13% week over week, up 1% month over month, and down 5% since March.

As we all hope for and anticipate a peaceful transition of power, the move from the Trump administration to the Biden administration will have an impact on hourly jobs.

Biden’s proposed $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Package includes:

• Additional stimulus of $1,400-per-person via direct payments to most households

• A $400-a-week unemployment insurance supplement through September 

• Expanded paid leave and increases in the child tax credit

• Support for state and local governments to distribute the vaccine

In addition, the plan includes a proposed increase in minimum wage to $15/hour.

Over 17.7 million vaccines have been administered in the U.S. since the rollout on December 14. Last week, Dollar General announced it will pay its 157,000 workers for 4 hours of work if they get the COVID vaccine. Companies across the country are scrambling to lobby state and federal governments to secure vaccine priority for their workforces and Dollar General wants to remove all barriers for its employees.  A trend that we anticipate other businesses will follow.

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-1/19/21

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

Quick service restaurant (QSR) jobs are flat week over week, flat month over month and down 27% since early March.

Sit-down restaurant jobs are down 1% week over week, up 2% month over month and down 48% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 2% week over week, down 5% month over month and down 22% since early March.

Retail jobs are down 5% week over week, down 6% month over month and down 33% since early March.

Grocery jobs are down 7% week over week, down 5% month over month and up 34% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are down 48% week over week, down 30% month over month and down 55% since early March.

On demand jobs are down 35% week over week, up 2% month over month and up 30% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are down 13% week over week, down 1% month over month and down 32% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are up 1% week over week, up 11% month over month and up 43% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are up 1% week over week, up 16% month over month and up 2% since early March.

The bottom line

As always, we’re staying tuned to economists, industry leaders and credible data sources—including our own. Plus, we continue to talk to hourly workers and employers to see how they’re feeling about the situation. 

We’ll keep you informed as the job market evolves in the critical weeks ahead with our weekly report and infographics.