Weekly Hourly Hiring Report - 10/27/2020

Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 10/27/20

Highlights

Overall jobs are up 3% week over week, down 9% month over month and up 21% since early March.

The uneven nature of the economic recovery continues. The labor market is headed in the right direction, with unemployment claims declining by more than 73,000 last week. And while retail sales beat year-ago levels for a fifth straight week, restaurant reservations declined slightly last week because of the cooler weather, putting recent gains in the restaurant industry at risk.

Meanwhile, Washington continues to discuss another large stimulus package, but after three months of negotiations, it’s highly unlikely there will be a bill before the election next week. No matter who wins, they’ll have their work cut out for them on the economy.

Some parts of the economy continue to move forward to pre-pandemic levels, even as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to slow down the fragile recovery. Almost half a million new cases were reported last week, the most since July, highlighting the need for a vaccine before a full economic recovery is possible.

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-10/27/20

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

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

Sit-down restaurant jobs are flat week over week, down 1% month over month and down 46% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 77% week over week, down 10% month over month and up 383% since early March.

Retail jobs are up 1% week over week, up 11% month over month and down 5% since early March.

Grocery jobs are up 7% week over week, up 12% month over month and up 57% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are up 5% week over week, up 5% month over month and down 42% since early March.

On demand jobs are up 17% week over week, down 13% month over month and up 82% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are up 5% week over week, up 3% month over month and down 3% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are flat week over week, up 12% month over month and up 20% since early March.

What’s happening across America

All state data is from 3/2/20-10/27/20

Denver, CO: On demand jobs are down 17% week over week, up 64% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 3% week over week, up 120% since early March. Convenience store jobs are up 6% week over week, down 75% since early March.

Houston, TX: Sit-down restaurant jobs are up 5% week over week, down 44% since early March. Hospitality jobs are up 6%, down 25% since early March. Grocery jobs are up 20% week over week, up 139% since early March.

Philadelphia, PA: Retail jobs are down 4% week over week, down 2% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 23% week over week, up 3% since early March. On demand jobs are up 33% week over week, up 369% since early March.

San Francisco, CA: Grocery jobs are up 163% week over week, up 300% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 42% week over week, up 261% since early March. Hospitality jobs are up 22% week over week, down 64% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are up 5% week over week, down 10% month over month and down 33% 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 this weekly report and infographics.