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Retailers added fewer workers through the first two-thirds of the typical holiday hiring period – and is down nearly 10% from a year ago.
The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that employment in retail grew by 371,500 in November. That was down 9.3 percent from a year ago, when jobs in the sector increased by 409,500. It was the lowest November employment increase since 2010.
November followed equally anemic employment gains in October, when retailers added 154,600 workers. That figure has since been adjusted even lower to 150,300, which is 23 percent lower than the 194,800 retail employment gains recorded in October 2015.
JOBS ADDED IN RETAIL TRADE
October, November, December, 2010-2015
Oct
Nov
Dec
TOTAL
% Change
2010
149,800
339,200
158,600
647,600
30.6%
2011
134,200
390,600
154,500
679,300
4.9%
2012
138,700
485,400
99,600
723,700
6.5%
2013
159,600
443,100
184,100
786,800
8.7%
2014
182,800
412,200
154,100
749,100
-4.8%
2015
194,800
409,500
134,500
738,800
-1.4%
2016
150,300
371,500
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AVERAGE
158,600
407,357
147,567
720,883
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., with non-seasonally adjusted data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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