If you want to measure retail employment, don’t look to monthly BLS employment figures
BLS data does not accurately reflect the scale of retail employment, or the direction of its growth.
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Retail Jobs
Retail employment dropped in March but overall job gains point to economic growth
Retail employment in March was down by 11,700 jobs from February and down 47,400 jobs year-over-year.
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Retail employment dipped in February despite long-term gains
Retail industry employment in February was down 6,100 jobs from January and 5,300 jobs year-over-year.
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Retail jobs grew nearly 15,000 in January over December
Retail employment in January was down 15,100 jobs from a year earlier but up 14,800 from December.
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Retail jobs grew 37,600 year-over-year in December
Retail jobs grew 15,200 monthly and 37,600 year-over-year in December.
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