Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, today released new Economic Research Data that shows how employees and employers are responding to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Glassdoor data reveals a surge in new jobs related to the coronavirus, up 3x in the United States and 2x globally, indicating organizations are moving swiftly to respond to the virus. Plus, global employees leave reviews reacting to how their companies are ensuring safety and communicating preventative workplace measures.
Glassdoor highlights four workplace signals to watch as the latest developments continue to unfold in affected countries around the world, including the U.S.:
Surge in New Jobs Related to Coronavirus
- Glassdoor data show that in the last week, the number of jobs created in response to the virus has tripled in the U.S. to 300 openings, and more than doubled globally to 565 related openings.
States with the Most Coronavirus-Related Job Openings
- The surge in virus-related jobs is correlated to the areas where the outbreak is most prominent. Five states account for 61 percent of virus-related job openings.
|
Rank |
State |
Job Openings (3/7/20) |
Job Openings (2/29/20) |
% Share |
|
1 |
California |
47 |
12 |
16% |
|
2 |
Washington |
47 |
17 |
16% |
|
3 |
Georgia |
40 |
6 |
13% |
|
4 |
Maryland |
25 |
1 |
8% |
|
5 |
New York |
24 |
9 |
8% |
New Virus-Related Job Openings Dominate Certain Industries
- Almost one-third (32%) of new jobs are posted by the government, health care, biotech & pharmaceuticals and nonprofit industries.
- Another third (34%) of these job openings are published by firms that hire in demand contract positions.
|
Rank |
Occupation |
Job Openings (3/7/20) |
Job Openings (2/29/20) |
% Share |
|
1 |
Registered Nurse |
76 |
23 |
25% |
|
2 |
Communications Associate |
21 |
2 |
7% |
|
3 |
Social Worker |
18 |
0 |
6% |
|
4 |
Project Manager |
11 |
8 |
4% |
|
5 |
Technician |
10 |
0 |
3% |
- Other examples of newly created jobs in response to COVID-19 include:
Employees Respond to Work From Home Policies
- Employers’ slow or absent responses to the pandemic have shown to be a sore spot for employees. 85% of recent employer reviews expressed disappointment in the lack of encouraged remote work or sick/unpaid leave policies.
- Several employee reviews compared their company policies to those of large tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Salesforce, which already mandated remote work and instituted paid leave policies.
- Employees praised companies that were quick to respond to outbreak reports with proactive steps like allowing work-from-home arrangements, scheduling remote interviews, providing medical supplies and protecting salaries and jobs.
- 36% of recent reviews mention work from home, remote work or sick/unpaid leave.