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Tech Stores Added 2,400 Jobs in February; Overall Retail Employment Down

U.S. electronics and appliance stores added 2,400 jobs in February from January, but overall retail industry employment fell sequentially by 6,100 positions, said the National Retail Federation Friday. Retail jobs, which exclude those at restaurants, were down by 5,300 from…

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February 2018, said NRF. “February saw unfavorable winter weather, and there was also carryover from the adverse effects of the government shutdown and sorting out of the recent volatility in the financial markets that may be evident in today’s numbers,” it said.