Cleaning Jobs Report: Have We Been Through the Worst?
In April 2020 the cleaning industry is on a positive trajectory, with a notable decrease in job losses and revenue decline compared to previous months.
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After a further downward trend in April, our data indicates that the cleaning industry is now showing signs of recovering. We saw a 22% decrease in total number of jobs nationwide in March (see that data here) and the trend continued with a 46% decrease in jobs for the month of April. However, in May, the decrease in jobs was only 31% compared to May of the previous year.
Our data also shows a 39% decrease in total revenue for April (compared to April of 2019) and only a 28% decrease in revenue for May (compared to May of 2019). All things considered, it's safe to say that the cleaning industry is improving once again!
The Breakdown: April
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State-by-state breakdown of percentage change between number of jobs in April 2019 compared to April 2020.
After a rough month of March, April continued the downward trend with a further decrease in total number of jobs. Every state showed a decrease.
*North Dakota was not included since we did not have enough of a sample group to make a statistic
The states that showed the smallest DECREASE in number of jobs from April 2019 to April 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Minnesota had 9% fewer jobs in April 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Utah had 14% fewer jobs in April 2020
The states that showed the largest DECREASE in number of jobs from April 2019 to April 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Maine had 74% fewer jobs in April 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Massachusetts had 70% fewer jobs in April 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Ohio had 70% fewer jobs in April 2020
Overall, the nationwide average shows a 46% decrease in the number of jobs, comparing April 2019 to April 2020.
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New for this report is data showing the total percent change in revenue by state. For the month of April, our data shows that all but two states saw a significant decrease.
*North Dakota was not included since we did not have enough of a sample group to make a statistic
The states that showed the largest INCREASE in total revenue between April 2019 and April 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Wyoming had 3% higher revenue in April 2020
- Cleaning businesses in South Carolina had 1% higher revenue in April 2020
The states that showed the largest DECREASE in total revenue between April 2019 to April 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Louisiana had 96% lower revenue in April 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Rhode Island had 84% lower revenue in April 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Maine had 74% lower revenue in April 2020
Overall, the nationwide average shows a 39% decrease in total revenue, comparing April 2019 to April 2020.
The Breakdown: May
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After further losses in April, May saw improvement with less states seeing such drastic decreases in total number of jobs. Still, every state showed a decrease, except for Minnesota which saw a large increase.
*North Dakota was not included since we did not have enough of a sample group to make a statistic
The only state that showed an INCREASE in number of jobs from May 2019 to May 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Minnesota had 27% more jobs in May 2020
The states that showed the largest DECREASE in number of jobs from May 2019 to May 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Maine had 61% fewer jobs in May 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Vermont had 54% fewer jobs in May 2020
- Cleaning businesses in New Hampshire had 52% fewer jobs in May 2020
Overall, the nationwide average shows a 31% decrease in the number of jobs, comparing May 2019 to May 2020.
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After a rough April, May showed improvement in revenue totals by state. Our data shows that three states saw increases, while the rest still showed decreases, albeit less significant decreases than April.
*North Dakota was not included since we did not have enough of a sample group to make a statistic
The states that showed the largest INCREASE in total revenue between May 2019 and May 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Louisiana had 58% higher revenue in May 2020
- Cleaning businesses in North Carolina had 6% higher revenue in May 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Minnesota had 1% higher revenue in May 2020
The states that showed the largest DECREASE in total revenue between May 2019 to May 2020:
- Cleaning businesses in Maine had 73% lower revenue in May 2020
- Cleaning businesses in Delaware had 69% lower revenue in May 2020
- Cleaning businesses in South Dakota had 64% lower revenue in May 2020
Overall, the nationwide average shows a 28% decrease in total revenue, comparing May 2019 to May 2020.
The Data
Clients who use ServiceMonster process over 1.25 million cleaning jobs a year. Our clients largely include carpet cleaners, pressure washers, window cleaners and maid service companies. We compared the total number of jobs and total revenue in April & May 2019 to April & May 2020 with a constant cohort for both data points.
The Complete State-By-State Data:
April Jobs
April Revenue
May Jobs
May Revenue
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