Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 12/8/2020

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 12/8/20

Highlights

Overall, jobs are up 14% week over week, flat month over month, and up 15% since early March.

Last Friday’s jobs report announced that the U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs in November. So while the labor market does continue to recover—even as COVID cases surge—the rate of recovery is slowing significantly. The U.S. has 9.8 million fewer jobs than it had in February.

President-elect Biden announced that he supports another round of $1,200 checks, but lawmakers have yet to pass a second stimulus deal.

Amid concerns that labor force participation is on the decline, Google searches for part-time jobs are up 22% week over week as workers explore employment in growing industries that are new to them.

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-12/7/20

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

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

Sit-down restaurant jobs are up 3% week over week, flat month over month and down 48% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 92% week over week, down 294% month over month and up 209% since early March.

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

Grocery jobs are down 18% week over week, down 21% month over month and up 40% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are down 12% week over week, down 17% month over month and down 4% since early March.

On demand jobs are up 24% week over week, down 3% month over month and up 70% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are up 12% week over week, up 12% month over month and down 4% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are up 24% week over week, up 17% month over month and up 36% since early March.

What’s happening across America

All state data is from 3/2/20-12/7/20

Dallas, TX: Hospitality jobs are down 16% week over week, up 27% since early March. Retail jobs are down 5% week over week, down 27% since early March. QSR jobs are down 3% week over week, down 27% since early March.

Denver, CO: Grocery jobs are down 46% week over week, down 1% since early March. On demand jobs are down 10% week over week, up 150% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 25% week over week, down 44% since early March.

Los Angeles, CA: Logistics/warehouse jobs are down 96% week over week, up 81% since early March. Retail jobs are down 5% week over week, down 47% since early March. Grocery jobs are down 27% week over week, up 63% since early March.

New York, NY: Restaurant jobs are up 3% week over week, down 51% since early March. On demand jobs are down 11% week over week, up 130% since early March.  Retail jobs are down 2% week over week, down 20% since early March.

Workers

All Google data is from 3/2/20-12/5/20

Google searches for part-time jobs are up 22% week over week, up 83% month over month and up 1% 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.