Number of PR jobs hits all-time high, but not every type of communicator is in demand
Employment at U.S. PR agencies reached an all-time high of 63,000 jobs in August, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
That’s up from 62,100 the month before and breaking the previous record of 62,500. The new record number also represents a 6.6% increase from August 2017.
Most industry pros are encouraged by the latest BLS numbers and reporting similar upswings, if only anecdotally, with the lion’s share of hires coming in digital and measurement.
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