Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 11/17/2020

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 11/17/20

Highlights

Overall jobs are up 4% week over week, up 19% month over month and up 27% since early March. 

Jobs have shifted industries due to consumer behavior in the pandemic and businesses restricted by lockdowns. The US economy added 638,000 jobs last month as we slowly add back jobs lost at the start of the pandemic—but we certainly haven’t recovered the total jobs lost.

With more than a million new COVID-19 cases last week, we are squarely into a third wave. As states and localities start to issue restrictions to curb the spread, we’re seeing the recovery slow down, especially without the support of a second stimulus package.

There is some good news, though. New claims for unemployment were down by almost 50,000 last week. Plus, preliminary results for another effective vaccine were released this week, bolstering the long-term view as widespread distribution could take months. 

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-11/17/20

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

Quick service restaurant (QSR) jobs are flat week over week, up 3% month over month and down 28% since early March.

Sit-down restaurant jobs are down 1% week over week, up 4% month over month and down 44% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 169% week over week, up 160% month over month and up 544% since early March.

Retail jobs are down 4% week over week, down 2% month over month and down 15% since early March.

Grocery jobs are up 4% week over week, up 13% month over month and up 64% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are up 1% week over week, up 59% month over month and up 14% since early March.

On demand jobs are up 7% week over week, up 59% month over month and up 96% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are down 4% week over week, up 1% month over month and down 17% 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 3/2/20-11/17/20

Dallas, TX: Hospitality jobs are down 28% week over week, up 84% since early March. Retail jobs are down 7% week over week, down 23% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 40% week over week, up 291% since early March.

Denver, CO: Grocery jobs are up 12% week over week, up 59% since early March. QSR jobs are up 4% week over week, down 20% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 19% week over week, down 4% since early March.

New York, NY: Retail jobs are down 10% week over week, down 22% since early March. On demand jobs are up 126% week over week, up 319% since early March. Grocery jobs are up 16% week over week, up 257% since early March.

Los Angeles, CA: Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 26% week over week, up 767% since early March. On demand jobs are up 30% week over week, up 212% since early March. Retail jobs are down 18% week over week, down 45% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are up 16% week over week, down 20% month over month and down 31% 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.