The retail labor market

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David Wertheimer
, March 5, 2009 1:50 PM | | Comments (0) | Retweet

An interesting (if not unexpected) side effect of slow retail sales is its impact on job opportunities. As of December, the sector had 1.54 million unemployed retail workers and just under 300,000 job openings--more than twice the rate of a year ago. And the sector is attracting job-seekers new to retail, compounding the competition for jobs. With the average retail position paying $9.69 an hour, the growing applicant pool underscores the severity of the recession.

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