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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.
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.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2020." Also see more charts on job openings, hires, and separations, and Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for November 2020.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Hires up in professional and business services over the year, November 2020 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/hires-up-in-professional-and-business-services-over-the-year-november-2020.htm (visited March 16, 2025).