Cleaning Jobs Report: July Shows Continued Improvement

Good news! The cleaning industry is continuing to show improvement amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Our newest report for the month of July shows very minimal decreases in number of jobs and total revenue nationwide. After a rough March, April, and May with low numbers, June and July have indicated that the industry is recovering well.

Our data shows only a 6% decrease in total number of jobs nationwide in the month of July (compared to July of 2019). Comparatively, March saw a 22% decrease, April saw a 46% decrease, May saw a 31% decrease, and June saw a 7% decrease.

Our data also shows only a 3% decrease in total revenue nationwide for the month of July (compared to July of 2019). April and May saw a 39% decrease and 28% decrease respectively, while June was much better with only a 9% decrease.

July Breakdown: Jobs

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The month of July continued to show healthy improvement in total number of jobs. While fewer states showed positive growth than they did in June, the nationwide average of a 6% decrease shows that many states had far less severe decreases than previous months. Overall, 11 states saw no change or showed positive growth.

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The states that showed the largest INCREASE in number of jobs from July 2019 to July 2020:

• Cleaning businesses in Delaware had 45% MORE jobs in July 2020

• Cleaning businesses in Nevada had 24% MORE jobs in July 2020
  

The states that showed the largest DECREASE in number of jobs from July 2019 to July 2020:

• Cleaning businesses in Kansas had 27% fewer jobs in July 2020

• Cleaning businesses in Minnesota had 27% fewer jobs in July 2020

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Overall, the nationwide average shows only a 6% decrease in number of jobs.

* NOTE: North Dakota was not included since we did not have enough of a sample group to make a statistic.

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July Breakdown: Revenue

Following the improvements seen in the jobs report, total revenue numbers for the month of July are even better than previous months. Overall, 21 states saw no change or showed positive growth.

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The states that showed the largest INCREASE in total revenue between July 2019 and July 2020:

• Cleaning businesses in Louisiana had 53% HIGHER revenue in July 2020

• Cleaning businesses in Hawaii had 44% HIGHER revenue in July 2020
  

The states that showed the largest DECREASE in total revenue between July 2019 and July 2020:

• Cleaning businesses in Rhode island had 54% lower revenue in July 2020

• Cleaning businesses in New Hampshire had 38% lower revenue in July 2020

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Overall, the nationwide average shows only a 3% decrease in total revenue.

* NOTE: North Dakota was not included since we did not have enough of a sample group to make a statistic.

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Sooo... What Does This Mean?

Over the past several months, we've seen the cleaning industry dip to some pretty severe lows, then slowly begin to recover. While the overall numbers for July aren't that much better than June, the largest increases and decreases show the real story.

Going back to June, the states with the largest increases in number of jobs showed a 35% and 17% increase. For July, the largest increases were 45% and 24%. These higher increases show that many states are continuing to improve more and more each month. Looking at the largest decreases, June's largest decreases were 51% and 50% fewer jobs. July's largest decreases were only 27%. As these numbers shift to larger increases and smaller decreases, that's a huge sign that the industry is doing well.

Looking at revenue numbers, the trend is similar. For June, the largest increases in revenue were 32% and 29%. July's largest increases were 53% and 44%. Again, this shows that many states are doing even better and better. Taking into account the largest decreases in revenue, June's largest decreases were 57% and 51%. July's were 54% and 38%. While this is a smaller change, it still supports the upward trend we are seeing.

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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 July 2019 to July 2020 with a constant cohort for both data points.

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The Complete State-By-State Data:

July Jobs

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July Revenue

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