Today’s Labor Market — The Good News The labor market continues to crank out some astonishing numbers despite several factors that could disrupt progress. … Read more

Today’s Labor Market — The Good News The labor market continues to crank out some astonishing numbers despite several factors that could disrupt progress. … Read more
March was another big month for the labor market despite continued global unrest and inflation headlines. The U.S. added 431,000 jobs during the month, … Read more
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
The single biggest challenge for the U.S. jobs market is improving confidence among workers and tempting more Americans back to work. At the moment, the … Read more
Immigrants make up about 17%of the U.S. labor force, or 28 million workers. Over the last decade, they have become the main driver of growth of the labor … Read more
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
If you’ve been in recruiting for any length of time, you’ve dealt with that one hiring manager. You know the one. The one who is never satisfied, who wants … Read more
The unemployment rate has dropped to 6.9% from 7.9% in October as the economy added 906,000 jobs. While that is encouraging news, the unemployment rate is … Read more
As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to talent acquisition in the wake of COVID-19, this adage couldn’t … Read more
In a pre-pandemic world, businesses typically valued the longevity of an employee who would stay for the long-run. Essentially, they hired for long-term … Read more
Employers continued to add nonfarm jobs at a rapid pace in February, increasing payrolls by 235,000 during the month, blowing past predictions of a more … Read more
U.S. employers added 178,000 new non-farm jobs during November, according to a government employment report that’s only surprise was a sharp decline … Read more
ADP said private employers added 147,000 new workers to the payrolls last month, the smallest private sector jobs increase reported by the payroll … Read more
Jobs grew at a steady, if modest rate in September, with employers adding a net of 156,000 non-farm jobs during the month. This morning’s monthly … Read more
Non-farm jobs jumped by a surprisingly robust 287,000 in June, exceeding all but the most optimistic expectations. It was the second-largest jobs increase … Read more
Today’s jobs report revealed strong gains for the U.S. workforce, but more importantly, the data shows there’s more room for this labor market to grow. The … Read more
When ADP reported this morning that the U.S. added 217,000 private sector jobs last month, it added more weight to the scale already tipping toward a … Read more
More eyes than usual will be watching for the U.S. Labor Department’s monthly employment report tomorrow. The first Friday of the month (with rare … Read more
Employment agencies were among the biggest contributors last month to the 223,000 new jobs added to the U.S. economy. Temp agencies grew their workforce by … Read more
The U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in June, all of them created by the private sector and almost none of them by the nation’s goods producers. … Read more