When the Job Market Stalls: Staffing in an Age of Uncertainty
By Dawn Colston, West Zone Vice President, Express Employment Professionals
Key takeaways:
Market stagnation: The 2025 job market has more candidates but fewer open positions, with employers being...
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When the Job Market Stalls: Staffing in an Age of Uncertainty
By Dawn Colston, West Zone Vice President, Express Employment Professionals
Key takeaways:
Market stagnation: The 2025 job market has more candidates but fewer open positions, with employers being...
May Jobs Report: 139,000 Jobs Added to Nonfarm Payroll, Temp Help Drops by 20,000
Key takeaways:
Job growth slowed significantly, with nonfarm payrolls adding only 139,000 jobs in May, below expectations and previous months, while private sector hiring hit its lowest...
AI Proves Its Worth While Workers Aim for Secure, Stress-Free Jobs
Key takeaways:
AI is enhancing rather than replacing workers: Industries using AI are seeing 3x higher revenue per employee growth, and workers with AI skills now earn...
Job Openings Rise to 7.4 Million in April, With Increases in Professional and Business...
Job openings totaled 7.4 million in April, up from 7.2 million in March, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Professional and business services...
Oyster Global Hiring Trends Report: Contract Hiring Up 46%, Senior Roles Make Up 55%...
Key takeaways:
The gig economy is surging: Contractor engagements jumped 46% from 2023 to 2024 while full-time hires dropped 2%, with companies prioritizing flexible, scalable workforce solutions over...
Winning the Talent Wars With a Mobile-First Strategy
By Tito Goldstein, co-founder and co-CEO of Teambridge
Over the last decade, the labor market has drastically changed for a number of reasons, including the pandemic, shifting generational...
The Boomerang Hiring Boom: A Strategic Guide for Staffing Agencies
Key takeaways:
Boomerang hiring has surged dramatically, reaching 35% of all new hires in March 2025, with the information sector seeing the most growth.
The trend is...
Understanding and Leveraging the Multi-Generational Workforce
Key takeaways:
Different generations have distinct work preferences: Gen Z values flexibility and gig work, Millennials prioritize advancement and work-life balance, Gen X seeks stability and security,...
Leveraging Collaborative Technology Stacks to Accelerate Staffing Firms
The staffing industry is evolving fast, and today we are discussing what’s working and what’s not! We are joined by staffing industry experts, Sara Orr, Matt Dichter,...
The AI Skills Gold Rush: How to Turn the AI Skills Crisis Into a...
Key takeaways:
Massive opportunity gap: AI skills demand jumped 82% in one year with 51% of companies reporting shortages. Meanwhile, 90% invest in AI but two-thirds see...