What should the Weatherbird say about holiday hiring?
Job seekers naughty or nice hoping the holiday shopping season will bring the gift of a seasonal paycheck may end up with an economic lump of coal — if the latest estimates are right.
The question: Will 2009 look like 2003-07, when retailers hired an average of 571,000 workers annually to assist with the holiday rush?
Or will it be a repeat of 2008, when seasonal hires fell 62 percent below the 618,000 workers on holiday payrolls the year before?
For 14.5 million unemployed Americans, not to mention thousands of others hoping to pick up a few extra bucks for presents this December, the answer balances on a single factor: whether the 3.4 percent decline in 2008 holiday spending carries over into 2009.
The Weatherbird is already thinking about the holiday hiring outlook.
What should the Weatherbird say about holiday hiring?
- How the pinch stole Christmas (34%, 12 Votes)
- Too much red, too little green (23%, 8 Votes)
- Elves need not apply (23%, 8 Votes)
- Bah! Humbug! (11%, 4 Votes)
- Tight Christmas (9%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
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