Insurance Employment Down 70 Percent in March
Employment gains within the insurance industry were down by 70 percent in March, according to preliminary numbers revealed in the
"The insurance industry gained only 800 jobs in March, a drop from the 2,700 jobs gained in February," said
The insurance carriers and related activities subsector, which includes claims adjusters, claims investigators, insurance sales agents and insurance underwriters, now sits at 2,615,100 employed workers with an unemployment rate of 2.4 percent. Unemployment over the last 12 months has also averaged 2.4 percent.
Employment gains made within the insurance subsector only accounted for 10.2 percent of growth within its parent sector, finance and insurance. Instead, credit intermediation and related activities accounted for the majority of growth, with 6,100 jobs created.
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