February Retail Labor Index

Monday, 02. 8. 2010  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market

The February release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index shows that in January 2010, retail applicants came back into the market in force, with a 20% increase in applications over December 2009.  We had observed a seasonally adjusted decline in applications at the end of 2009, possibly due to workers becoming discouraged by their holiday [...]

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January Retail Labor Index

Monday, 01. 11. 2010  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market

The January release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index report provides results for the December 2009 Index as well as a year-end recap of trends in the applicant population.  The December Index level was the highest of 2009, at 4.02% (for every 100 applications received, 4.02 hires were made).  This result appears to be driven [...]

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December 2009 Retail Labor Index

Monday, 12. 7. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market

Guest Blog from Kelly Northrop, Analytics Consultant at Kronos:
The December release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index shows that retailers are engaging in a late ramp-up in hiring for the holiday sales season.  The Retail Labor Index rose significantly in November to 3.87, which means that for every 100 applications, 3.87 hirings occurred. This is [...]

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November 2009 Retail Labor Index Report

Monday, 11. 9. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market

Guest Blog from Kelly Northrop, Analytics Consultant at Kronos:
The November release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index includes results for both September and October 2009.  After an uptick in August to 3.00%, the September Index dropped to 2.58% (for every 100 applications received, 2.58 hirings occurred).  The September result coincided with a decrease in retail [...]

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Kronos Retail Labor Index Report

Wednesday, 10. 7. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market

The Kronos Retail Labor Index released today increased slightly in August to 3.00 percent.  This is the highest the Index has been since December of 2008.  Following is a guest commentary on the August results from Kelley Northrop, Senior Analytic Consultant at Kronos.
This month’s results show that the pace of hiring in retail increased slightly [...]

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