Weekly Hourly Hiring Report - 11/24/2020

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 11/24/20

Highlights

Overall jobs are up 1% week over week, up 9% month over month and up 21% since early March.

COVID cases are rapidly rising as states and local governments issue restrictions to manage the spread. It’s clear this is just the beginning of the impact of cold weather on the quarantine economy. We expect the recovery will continue to slow without the support of a second stimulus package. However, consumers are still spending—online shopping is projected to surpass $189 billion over the next two months, up 33% from 2019.

It’s Thanksgiving. And while things are very different this year, we’re more grateful than ever before for your partnership. Thank you for your continued readership of this report. We’ll be here throughout the months ahead—tracking jobs and the impact of this pandemic on hourly workers and employers.

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-11/23/20

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 down 6% week over week, down 4% month over month and down 50% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 192% week over week, down 78% month over month and up 324% since early March.

Retail jobs are up 8% week over week, down 2% month over month and down 9% since early March.

Grocery jobs are down 2% week over week, down 1% month over month and up 60% since early March.

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

On demand jobs are up 5% week over week, up 30% month over month and up 91% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are up 1% week over week, down 2% month over month and down 16% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are up 1% week over week, up 15% month over month and up 30% since early March.

What’s happening across America

All state data is from 3/2/20-11/23/20

Detroit, MI: Retail jobs are up 15% week over week, up 22% since early March. Restaurant (sit-down) jobs are down 4% week over week, down 33% since early March. Grocery jobs are down 7% week over week, up 32% since early March.

Houston, TX: On demand jobs are up 23% week over week, up 9% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 100% week over week, down 9% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 2% week over week, down 34% since early March.

Miami, Fl: On demand jobs are up 29% week over week, up 18% since early March. Retail jobs are up 4% week over week, down 47% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 4% week over week, up 39% since early March.

San Francisco, CA: Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 21% week over week, up 350% since early March. Retail jobs are up 6% week over week, down 28% since early March. Grocery jobs are down 53% week over week, up 284% since early March.

Workers

All Google data is from 3/2/20-11/21/20

Google searches for part-time jobs are up 6% week over week, down 14% month over month and down 28% 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.