The nation was waiting in anticipation of great numbers when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest jobs report on Friday, April 2. However, the announcement that total non-farm payroll employment rose by 916,000 in March exceeded even the most optimistic experts. The public and private education sector was one of the big job creation winners for Educational Services Jobs in March as in-person learning begins to spread across the nation.
Here are the growth numbers in the March 2021 report.
Local government education 76,000
State government education 50,000
Private education 64,000
Compare those numbers with the losses since February 2020 in the following:
Local government education -594,000
State government education -270,000
Private education -310,000
Let’s take a deeper look at the Educational Services jobs sector (NAICS 611) of the economy. This includes elementary and secondary schools, junior colleges, colleges/universities and business school and computer training, technical and trade school, and educational support services.
Month Employees (In thousands)
March 2019 3722.1
March 2020 3696.3
March 2021 3469.0
Month Unemployment Rate
March 2019 2.8%
March 2020 4.4%
March 2021 4.1%
With all of these promising numbers being reported, the Educational Services job market is undoubtedly beginning to heat up. The competition for top talent is certainly tightening. If you are recruiting in this sector, are you ready to face the competition? To start the conversation, e-mail Mike Mangan mmangan@scgadv.com or contact your Account Executive at (973) 992-7800.
