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What looks to beryllium a beardown vacation buying play has pushed Southern California retailers’ payrolls backmost supra pre-pandemic employment levels.
In November, merchants successful the four-county portion added 23,400 workers compared with jobs increasing 7,600 monthly successful the recovery. The vacation buying period is traditionally a large hiring play for retailers, with an mean 28,000 workers added since 2000 to conscionable the buying rush.
November’s hiring spree enactment retailers’ unit astatine 740,600 workers, up 2,200 from February 2020, earlier the system was shackled by the coronavirus. At its worst successful April 2020, the retail manufacture was astatine 80% of pre-pandemic employment.
My trusty spreadsheet, filled with authorities occupation figures released Friday, Dec. 17, recovered bosses successful each industries successful Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties added 68,000 jobs successful November. SoCal’s 7.57 cardinal employees for November was up 0.9% successful a period and 5.7% successful a year.
In November, merchants successful the portion added 23,400 workers. The vacation buying period is traditionally a large hiring play for retailers, with an mean 28,000 workers added since 2000. (File photo: The Associated Press)The regionwide hiring gait was down from 97,900 jobs added successful October but supra the 47,200 monthly mean since the jobs betterment from shutdowns began successful the outpouring of 2020. Pandemic-linked economical challenges permission the portion 318,400 workers abbreviated of pre-coronavirus employment — oregon 96% of February 2020 levels.
Southern California’s combined jobless complaint for November was 6.16% — a pandemic-era debased — vs. a revised 6.91% the erstwhile month, the spreadsheet says. The complaint was 4.17% successful February 2020, and peaked astatine 17.14% successful May 2020.
Still, this is simply a divided recovery. Employment successful eateries, tourism and amusement is astatine 822,200 — 86% of pre-pandemic staffing vs. 97% for the remainder of the economy.
And these “fun” businesses — with 11% of section jobs — are sluggish erstwhile again. They added conscionable 200 workers past period arsenic an expected seasonal was amplified by renewed coronavirus fears and continuing concern limitations.
Here’s however Southern California employment fared successful leisure and hospitality niches successful November …
Restaurants: Last period was 86% of the pre-virus employment level compared with the 56% pandemic low. The 588,600 workers are down 92,100 from February 2020. That’s aft adding 1,100 past period vs. jobs increasing 10,300 monthly successful the recovery.
Hotels: 77% of pre-virus jobs — vs. a 41% pandemic low. The 74,300 workers are down 22,600 from February 2020. That’s aft dropping 200 past period vs. jobs increasing 1,300 monthly successful the recovery.
Arts, amusement and recreation: 91% of pre-virus jobs — vs. a 42% pandemic low. The 159,300 workers are down 15,600 from February 2020. That’s aft dropping 700 past period vs. jobs increasing 2,900 monthly successful the recovery.
And hiring trends successful different cardinal SoCal categories …
Transportation/warehouses: 118% of pre-virus jobs — vs. a 93% pandemic low. The 449,500 workers are up 68,900 from February 2020. That’s aft adding 16,700 past period vs. jobs increasing 4,800 monthly successful the recovery.
Healthcare, idiosyncratic services: 100% of the pre-virus employment level compared with a 91% pandemic low. The 1,168,700 workers are up 1,300 from February 2020. That’s aft adding 6,900 past period vs. jobs increasing 5,400 monthly successful the recovery.
Business services: 98% of pre-virus jobs vs. an 87% pandemic low. The 1,118,000 workers are down 21,700 from February 2020. That’s aft adding 10,000 past period vs. jobs increasing 6,400 monthly successful the recovery.
Construction, existent estate, finance: 96% of pre-virus jobs vs. an 89% pandemic low. The 647,400 workers are down 26,600 from February 2020. That’s aft dropping 3,900 past period vs. jobs increasing 2,500 monthly successful the recovery.
Government: 95% of pre-virus jobs vs. an 86% pandemic low. The 981,300 workers are down 50,500 from February 2020. That’s aft adding 10,800 past period vs. jobs dipping 1,300 monthly successful the recovery.
Manufacturing: 93% of pre-virus jobs vs. an 88% pandemic low. The 555,100 workers are down 41,300 from February 2020. That’s aft adding 800 past period vs. jobs increasing 1,500 monthly successful the recovery.
And employment patterns, geographically speaking …
Los Angeles County: 95% of pre-virus jobs — down 251,500 aft adding 42,800 past month. Recovery pace? Up 26,000 a month. Unemployment? 7.1% this period vs. 7.8% erstwhile period vs. 11.9% a twelvemonth earlier.
Orange County: 97% of pre-virus jobs — down 57,200 aft adding 9,500 past month. Recovery pace? Up 10,700 a month. Unemployment? 4.1% this period vs. 4.7% erstwhile period vs. 6.6% a twelvemonth earlier.
Riverside and San Bernardino counties: 99% of pre-virus jobs — down 9,700 aft adding 15,700 past month. Recovery pace? Up 10,500 a month. Unemployment? 5.4% this period vs. 6.3% erstwhile period vs. 7.8% a twelvemonth earlier.
Jonathan Lansner is the concern columnist for the Southern California News Group. He tin beryllium reached astatine jlansner@scng.com
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