Published September 19, 2024 Job postings for seasonal employment at U.S. employers have begun to appear online and some companies have made large-scale seasonal announcements. Inflation is cooling, as are the labor market and consumer spending, but Retailers appear to be ramping up for a strong...
Published January 10, 2024 U.S. Retailers Staff Up in December for Solid Holiday U.S. Retailers added 119,700 jobs in December, marking a slight increase from the 102,400 jobs added in the same month of the previous year. This brings the total for the season to 564,200, an...
Published November 9, 2023 Cautious and Optimistic Retailers Add 3% More Jobs Retailers approach October cautiously, but optimistically, adding 147,800 positions, a 3% increase from the 143,700 added in October 2022. Meanwhile, Transportation and Warehousing companies added 27% fewer workers in October than the same month last...
Published September 19, 2023 Holiday Season 2023 As the 2023 holiday season kicks off, the labor market is starting to cool and employers are hiring at a slower clip. As labor costs and interest rates rise, seasonal employers may rein in their typical hiring sprees, as both...
Published January 11, 2023 Fewest Seasonal Retail Jobs Added Since 2009 While many employers planned for an economic downturn to begin 2023, the labor market remains tight and the economy added a solid number of jobs to end the year. Despite this, Retailers added the lowest number...
Published December 7, 2022 New Seasonal Retail Jobs Fall Below 2021 Levels As job cuts rise and economic softness looms, the number of seasonal jobs added in Retail has fallen to the lowest level for November since 2008, according to an analysis of non-seasonally adjusted data from...
Published October 6, 2022 Job Cuts Surge 46% In September, Up 68% From Same Month Last Year U.S.-based employers announced 29,989 cuts in September, a 46.4% increase from the 20,485 cuts announced in August. It is 67.6% higher than the 17,898 cuts announced in the same month...
Published September 22, 2022 Labor Shortage an Issue for Seasonal Hiring, But Recession Fears May Limit Need As the 2022 holiday season kicks off, seasonal employers are grappling with possibly falling consumer demand for the holidays, as planned rate increases, inflation, and potential recession fears take hold....
2021 Seasonal Hiring Final Report Published January 11, 2022 Retailers Added 7% Fewer Holiday Hires Despite record need and high demand, companies in Retail added 7% fewer seasonal jobs and those in Transportation and Warehousing added .14% fewer seasonal jobs this year compared to 2020, according to an...
U.S. EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCED FEWEST JOB CUTS ON RECORD IN 2021; 19,052 CUTS IN DECEMBER Published January 6, 2022 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 28.1% in December to 19,052 from the 14,875 announced in November. It is 75.3% lower than the 77,030 announced in December 2020,...
