The employment numbers from the past few months have shown strong growth throughout the nation as businesses regained their confidence following the economic recession and picked up their hiring efforts. One sector that has been contributing to this improvement is the retail industry.

According to the U.S. Labor Department, retailers across the country added approximately 28,000 jobs to their payrolls in May. Home Accents Today reported that this figure was part of the 175,000 positions created during last month. Merchants could be bringing on additional workers to help deal with the expected influx of customers that normally arrives with the summer season, as shoppers stock up on merchandise for the warmer months.

May's retail employment figure was slightly less than that of April, when the industry added approximately 29,000 jobs to the nation's economy, the Labor Department reported. The National Retail Federation stated that these gains were exciting for the sector, which saw less-than-stellar employment in March and the beginning months of 2013.

The most recent numbers indicate rising confidence among merchants as they realize they have the means to hire more workers to handle increases in sales in the coming months.

This entry was posted by Retail Pro on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 at 10:05 am .