Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 11/10/2020

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 11/10/20

Highlights

Overall jobs are down 3% week over week, up 10% month over month and up 24% since early March.

The October jobs report shows that the labor market continues to recover, in spite of the record-setting number of COVID-19 cases being reported. The unemployment rate dropped from 7.9% to 6.9%.

Promising results on a vaccine could translate into consumer and business confidence, especially now that the election is over. The pandemic will continue to play a huge role in the economy’s recovery, though, as we move into a third wave of the virus and continue to wait for a second stimulus package.

We’re waiting for final results in key House and Senate races to update you on our predictions for how hourly hiring will be affected by the election. 

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-11/10/20

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 up 3% week over week, up 6% month over month and down 43% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 19% week over week, down 79% month over month and up 374% since early March.

Retail jobs are up 7% week over week, up 6% month over month and down 11% since early March.

Grocery jobs are up 1% week over week, up 10% month over month and up 60% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are up 2% week over week, up 60% month over month and up 13% since early March.

On demand jobs are down 19% week over week, up 32% month over month and up 89% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are up 1% week over week, up 2% month over month and down 13% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are up 29% week over week, up 29% month over month and up 47% since early March.

What’s happening across America

All state data is from 3/2/20-11/10/20

Cleveland, OH: On demand jobs are down 17% week over week, up 435% since early March. Retail jobs are up 11% week over week, up 56% since early March. QSR jobs are up 2% week over week, down 29% since early March.

Houston, TX: Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 6% week over week, up 136% since early March. Healthcare jobs are up 23% week over week, up 33% since early March. Grocery jobs are down 15% week over week, up 159% since early March.

Tampa, FL: Retail jobs are up 19% week over week, up 11% since early March. Sit-down restaurant jobs are up 5% week over week, down 57% since early March. Grocery jobs are down 54% week over week, up 64% since early March.

Washington, DC: Hospitality jobs are up 10% week over week, up 113% since early March. Grocery jobs are up 10% week over week, up 41% since early March. Sit-down restaurant jobs are up 6% week over week, down 39% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are down 9% week over week, up 21% month over month and down 13% 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.