Is it time to finally for the term “Great Resignation” to finally resign? In his article on TLNT (ERE’s sister site devoted to all things … Read more
A Looming Storm Threatens the Labor Market
The latest month’s job report still showed strong job gains, but concerns about a slowdown are mounting. Based on figures recently reported by the U.S. … Read more
The Labor Market Continues to Make Hiring Tough
Hiring started the year with a bang. The seasonally adjusted total of 467,000 jobs added in January was at least double economists’ expectations. And many … Read more
Labor Market Disappoints in August
Thud! That’s what it sounded like when the August job numbers were released earlier this month. The labor market posted very impressive results in the … Read more
The Swell of Job Gains Came…But So Has a Brewing Delta Variant Storm
The labor market report we’ve been waiting for finally arrived in late summer, but there is still a lot of caution in the outlook due to quickly rising … Read more
A Tidal Wave of Hiring Begins to Take Shape
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series highlighting speakers at the upcoming ERE Digital event. Click here to view other articles in the series. … Read more
How Inflation and Wage Pressures Will Impact Hiring
How quickly things change. My last post mentioned that salaries are not expected to increase much in 2021. Now it appears wage pressures, caused by … Read more
Labor Market: A Smaller, Younger, Less Diverse Labor Force Post-Covid
The cover of Fortune from October 1, 2001, showed a man, covered in dust, walking away from the rubble of the Twin Towers, with the headline “Up from the … Read more
Labor Market: Happy 2021, Everyone! (Well, Maybe Not Everyone.)
All good things come to an end. In January this year, what seems like a millennium ago, unemployment was at its lowest point in 50 years following 113 … Read more
Labor Market: Reverse Migration Will Pose Recruiting Challenges
In time, we may look at the years before 2020 as B.C. (Before Covid) and the period after as A.D. (After Devastation). One hallmark of the A.D. years will … Read more
2016 Forecasts and Predictions: More Hiring, Higher Wages, Longer Fill Times
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, though new year forecasts and predictions have to be close seconds. 2016 is no exception. Here’s … Read more
Optimistic About the U.S. Economy, CFOs See More Hiring Ahead
Optimistic about the U.S. economy, the nation’s CFOs say they expect their company will grow sales and profit next year and will add full-time … Read more
Forecast: Strong Perm and Seasonal Hiring Ahead
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth … Read more
CareerBuilder Hiring Forecast: Big Finish to Year
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth … Read more
Forecasts All Agree: More Hiring Ahead
With the economy continuing to improve, more employers now say they plan to add headcount than said that last year or even as recently as six months ago. … Read more
It’s a Candidate-Driven Market That is Only Getting More Competitive
Perm and temp placements will continue strong through the end of the year and may even increase, as more companies are reporting plans to add headcount. … Read more