The overall economy and the insurance industry experienced declining unemployment rates and continued job growth in August 2020, said The Jacobson Group. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The insurance industry continues to see decreasing unemployment rates and growing job opportunities six months since the start of the COVID-19 global health crisis.
According to the September edition of PULSE from The Jacobson Group, the insurance industry is down 1,900 jobs compared to pre-pandemic numbers in February 2020 and employs 13,300 more individuals in August 2020 than in August 2019. A month earlier, in July 2020, the industry employed 17,000 more individuals year-over-year (YOY).
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Heather A. Turner
Heather A. Turner is the managing editor of ALM's NU Property & Casualty Group. She can be reached at [email protected].
