Insurance Industry Added 30K Jobs Last Year

The insurance industry gained 1,900 jobs in December, bringing the 2017 total to 30,000 additional jobs for the industry, according to an economic situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2017 total is a decrease from 46,300 jobs added in 2016, according to an analysis by InsuranceJobs.com, an insurance employment website. “The industry has vacillated between gains and losses on a near monthly basis in 2017, losing a third of jobs gained this year,” Jay Rollins, owner of InsuranceJobs.com, said in a news release. The insurance industry now sits at 2.63...