Retail job searches decline 11.8%, after an uptick of 27.70% says report
There has been a decline of 11.80 per cent in Indians searching for retail jobs from August 2021 to August this year, according to a report.
Indians searching for retail jobs has seen a fall during the pandemic and beyond as jobs in retail sector have seen a 5.50 per cent degrowth in the past three years (August 2019 - August 2022), global job site Indeed said in the report.
Although retail job searches saw an uptick of 27.70 per cent from August 2020 - August 2021, it again de-grew by 11.80 per cent from August 2021 to August this year, the report said.
This could largely be due to the lockdowns last year and the work from home set up where people chose to purchase online during festivities, it noted.
The report is based on an analysis of data from Indeed platform from August 2019 till August 2022.
The report further revealed that in the retail sector, managerial roles like 'branch manager' have the highest number of job postings (22.9 per cent) whereas sales associate level role