Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 1/26/2021

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 1/26/21

Highlights

Overall, jobs are down 6% week over week, up 1% month over month and down 11% since March. Google searches for part-time jobs are up 21% month over month.

COVID-19 infections, while still high, have begun to flatten and vaccinations have reached an average of 1 million a day. Americans are starting to spend their $600 pandemic relief checks—delivered as part of the $900 billion pandemic relief package—encouraging economic movement in the right direction. Record-low mortgage rates continue to fuel a housing market boom. 

Applications for state unemployment benefits remain extremely high at nearly 1 million a week. According to the Franklin Templeton-Gallup Economics of Recovery Study released today, 24% of parents whose children are attending school virtually aren’t working at all, compared with 15% of parents whose children are attending school in person. But the days of virtual school are numbered—the new administration recently released plans to get a majority of K-8 schools safely open in 100 days.

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-1/26/21

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

Quick service restaurant (QSR) jobs are down 1% week over week, flat month over month and down 28% since early March.

Sit-down restaurant jobs are down 1% week over week, up 1% month over month and down 50% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 16% week over week, down 52% month over month and up 6% since early March.

Retail jobs are flat week over week, down 1% month over month and down 33% since early March.

Grocery jobs are up 1% week over week, flat month over month and up 35% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are up 1% week over week, down 3% month over month and down 53% since early March.

On demand jobs are down 9% week over week, up 2% month over month and up 21% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are flat week over week, down 14% month over month and down 31% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are up 4% week over week, up 17% month over month and up 46% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are up 10% week over week, up 21% month over month and down 3% 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 infographics and weekly report.