Chicago's retail industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 298 new jobs over the past week and 1,050 in the last month, ranking fifth among local industries, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

The retail industry also came in eighth in terms of local employers adding new jobs. In the past month, 200 companies listed open jobs for Chicago-based workers in that area.

Top companies hiring locally in retail include Planet Fitness, Sprint Store by MSM Connect and Quest Food Management Services.

Jobs posted by Planet Fitness in the past month in Chicago included managers, while Sprint Store by MSM Connect was hiring store managers, sales associates and sales representatives, and Quest Food Management Services sought managers, cashiers and bakers.

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