Holiday gift: Southern California retail jobs top pre-pandemic levels
Holiday gift: Southern California retail jobs top pre-pandemic levels
What looks to be a strong holiday shopping season has pushed Southern California retailers’ payrolls back above pre-pandemic employment levels.
In November, merchants in the four-county region added 23,400 workers compared with jobs growing 7,600 monthly in the recovery. The holiday shopping month is traditionally a big hiring period for retailers, with an average 28,000 workers added since 2000…