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Hires up in professional and business services over the year, November 2020
January 14, 2021
Overall, the number of hires in November 2020 was little changed from a year earlier. There were a total of 5,439,000 hires in November 2019, compared with 5,590,000 in November 2020. Hires increased in professional and business services; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; and nondurable goods manufacturing. Hires decreased in accommodation and food services.
Hires by industry, November 2019 and November 2020, not seasonally adjusted
Industry
November 2019
November 2020
Over-the-year change in number of hires, November 2019 to November 2020
Professional and business services
1,051,000
1,183,000
132,000
Retail trade
958,000
951,000
-7,000
Accommodation and food services
751,000
659,000
-92,000
Health care and social assistance
537,000
568,000
31,000
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities
393,000
493,000
100,000
Construction
322,000
304,000
-18,000
Durable goods manufacturing
178,000
202,000
24,000
Other services
186,000
180,000
-6,000
Nondurable goods manufacturing
117,000
155,000
38,000
Finance and insurance
128,000
147,000
19,000
State and local government, excluding education
126,000
131,000
5,000
Wholesale trade
126,000
127,000
1,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
133,000
108,000
-25,000
State and local government education
112,000
90,000
-22,000
Educational services
79,000
75,000
-4,000
Federal government
63,000
69,000
6,000
Real estate and rental and leasing
75,000
64,000
-11,000
Information
87,000
57,000
-30,000
Mining and logging
18,000
27,000
9,000
Note: Hires are the number of hires during the entire month. Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
The number of hires in professional and business services increased from 1,051,000 in November 2019 to 1,183,000 in November 2020. In transportation, warehousing, and utilities hires increased from 393,000 to 493,000 over this 12-month period.
Hires decreased in accommodation and food services decreased from 751,000 in November 2019 to 659,000 a year later.
United States Department of Labor
