June Retail Labor Index
Monday, 06. 7. 2010 – Category: All Blog Posts
Here is the June release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index, submitted by Kelly Northrop of Kronos. This data reflects similar trends seen in the May employment data released on Friday that indicates very modest gains in job creation beyond the temporary US census jobs.
The June release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index reveals that [...]
April Retail Labor Index
Monday, 04. 5. 2010 – Category: All Blog Posts
According the the US Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report released on Friday, U.S. employers created jobs at the fastest pace in three years in March. Nearly, one-third came from temporary hiring for the 2010 Census. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000, the largest gain since March 2007. Our April Retail Labor Index likewise increased, with [...]
March Retail Labor Index
Monday, 03. 8. 2010 – Category: All Blog Posts
The March release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index reveals that in February 2010 both applications and hires decreased over January 2010 levels on a seasonally adjusted basis. The decrease in applications slightly outweighed the decrease in hires, so that the Index rose from 3.20% to 3.26%. This means that for every 100 applications received, [...]
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 [...]
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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