Production in December was up month-over-month, but down versus December 2022.
An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) covering the preliminary December collision repair employment, hours worked and wages indicated production was up for the full year. The month of December was down on a year-over-year basis but up from the previous month.
Overall, total collision repair industry employment in December was up 7% and production employment was up 4.7% compared to December 2022.
The industry’s total production, which we define as the total average weekly hours per month
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