Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 2/23/2021

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 2/23/21

Highlights

Overall jobs are up 11% week over week, up 35% month over month and up 23% since early March.

The economy is improving. One particularly bright spot, retail sales are expected to grow by 8.1 percent this year. States are loosening restrictions, and Democrats in Congress are fast-tracking the passage of the $1.9 trillion relief package, set for a virtual House vote later this week.

However, the number of workers seeking unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to 861,000 last week. This latest batch of first time jobless claims brought the pandemic total to 78.9 million—that’s just under the total population of Germany today.

New COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline and Pfizer and Moderna have pledged to make a combined total of 220 million vaccine doses available for shipment by the end of March. This is welcome news after yesterday, when the US mourned the loss of 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19. 

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-2/22/21

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

Quick service restaurant (QSR) jobs are flat week over week, down 1% month over month and down 29% since early March.

Sit-down restaurant jobs are down 4% week over week, up 1% month over month and down 49% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 13% week over week, up 89% month over month and up 75% since early March.

Retail jobs are up 10% week over week, up 60% month over month and down 5% since early March.

Grocery jobs are down 1% week over week, down 5% month over month and up 32% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are up 14% week over week, up 76% month over month and up 23% since early March.

On demand jobs are up 44% week over week, up 84% month over month and up 151% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are up 1% week over week, down 12% month over month and down 33% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are down 4% week over week, up 11% month over month and up 52% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are flat week over week, down 13% month over month and down 18% 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 with our infographics and weekly report.