Winejobs.com Job Postings Down 8 Percent in October 2017

Just in from Winejobs.com:  Winery Hiring Decreases in October 2017

Winejobs.com Winery Postings Down 8 percent from October 2016

SONOMA, CA—Wineries decreased their job postings as of October 2017 according to the latest report released by Winejobs.com. As the wine industry's leading online job site, Winejobs.com has a unique vantage point over industry trends. Postings for all winery jobs in October 2017 decreased 8 percent from October 2016. Some of that decline is likely due the early October wildfires impacting Northern California. Winery jobs are still up 4 percent compared to October 2016 year-to-date.

Harvest positions are up 11 percent year-to-date. This increase in harvest positions is a prime reason for the increase in winery hiring this year.

DTC, tasting room and retail (Hospitality) jobs remained steady in October 2017, with a 28 percent decline from October 2016 but are up 2 percent year-to-date.

Sales & marketing positions increased in October 2017, up 67 percent from October 2016, and are down 2 percent year-to-date.

Winemaking positions saw the greatest decrease in October 2017, down 25 percent from October 2016, but are up 13 percent year-to-date.

Winejobs Monthly Hiring Update: Postings up 1% from Last Year

Wineries keep increasing the job postings on winejobs.com, up 1% from the same time in 2016.  Hospitality was the greatest growth of postings from the same time last year, up 19%.  Winemaking postings broke even while sales and marketing job postings were down 27%.  Hmmm--maybe good wines are being made and salespeople are able to sell them, while the desire to push more sales through DTC continues.  For more information, please visit www.winejobs.com.

Report from Winejobs.com: April Hiring Down for Wineries

Winejobs.com just sent out their April update on job postings for April 2017.  Postings were down 3% from April 2016, but still up 5% year-to-date.  Winemaking postings increased the most, up 18% from the same time last year.  DTC, tasting room and hospitality positions were up 3% from a year ago, and up 1% year-to-date.  Sales and marketing postings decreased last month, down 30% from the year prior.  They are also down 8 percent year-to-date.

Here's the Index of Winejobs.com job postings for 2016 and through April 2017.