Weekly Hourly Hiring Report 9/8/2020

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 9/8/20

Highlights

Jobs are up 8% week over week, down 5% month over month and down 2% since early March.

Today is the first day of school for more than 1.8 million kids across the country,  marking the beginning of the next chapter of 2020. We don’t know what the virus will do, or how long kids will be able to attend school in person, but we do know that parents need to work and children need to learn.

We also know there are reasons to be hopeful on the economic front. Even though unemployment is still much higher than before the pandemic, the US unemployment rate fell from 10.2% in July to 8.4% in August—and hiring continues as employers added 1.4 million jobs last month. 

Jobs

All industry data is from 3/2/20-9/8/20

Here are the latest job numbers by industry:

Quick service restaurant (QSR) jobs are up 1% week over week, up 1% month over month and down 27% since early March.

Sit-down restaurant jobs are flat week over week, up 4% month over month and down 48% since early March.

Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 18% week over week, down 559% month over month and up 274% since early March.

Retail jobs are down 2% week over week, down 3% month over month and down 14% since early March.

Grocery jobs are up 18% week over week, up 26% month over month and up 41% since early March.

Hospitality jobs are down 4% week over week, up 1% month over month and down 48% since early March.

On demand jobs are up 4% week over week, up 4% month over month and up 6% since early March.

Convenience store jobs are up 1% week over week, up 2% month over month and down 17% since early March.

Healthcare jobs are down 2% week over week, up 20% month over month and up 31% since early March.

What’s happening across America

All state data is from 3/2/20-9/8/20

Washington, DC: Retail jobs are up 6% week over week, down 39% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 10% week over week, down 56% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 36% week over week, down 41% since early March.

New York, NY: QSR jobs are up 5% week over week, down 23% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are down 230% week over week, up 245% since early March. Grocery jobs are down 8% week over week, up 275% since early March.

Los Angeles, CA: On demand jobs are up 11% week over week, up 161% since early March. Grocery jobs are up 10% week over week, up 8% since early March. Retail jobs are up 6% week over week, down 50% since early March.

Chicago, IL: Retail jobs are down 16% week over week, down 25% since early March. Hospitality jobs are down 17% week over week, up 47% since early March. Warehouse and logistics jobs are up 412% week over week, up 477% since early March.

Workers

Google searches for part-time jobs are down 5% week over week, down 16% month over month and down 35% 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.