The number of job openings in December crept up to 9.0 million according to the most recent BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover report, following 8.8 million openings in November. Where job openings increased Professional and business services (+239,000) Health...
Private sector employment increased by 107,000 jobs in January, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. This number is down from the +164,000 jobs reported in December. Annual pay inched down from 5.4% to 5.2% in January. “Progress on...
Nonfarm employment increased by 353,000 in January, according to the latest BLS jobs report. The average job growth per month in 2023 was 255,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held at 3.7% for the third consecutive month, with 6.1 million people...
A record number of U.S. hiring managers expect a challenging year ahead. This news comes from recent data from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. The survey found that 92% of managers foresee stumbling blocks in 2024 —...
Almost 1 in 5 (18%) businesses plan to use more outside talent this year, according to new data from RGP and YouGov. Overall, the survey results show that companies anticipate using a multifaceted approach to workforce development. Over 80% of...
This is a past event that is now available on-demand.  Registration is open for March 6’s webinar, "Hire Smart, Grow Fast: Mastering I-9 Efficiency," sponsored by WorkBright. For high-volume hirers, fast and compliant I-9 verification can make the difference between gaining...
Nearly half (48%) of organizations say that building a talent pipeline is their top priority for this year, according to Symphony Talent's State of Recruitment Marketing in 2024 report. But that priority is proving difficult to achieve -- 68% of...
January’s job openings held relatively steady at 8.9 million according to the latest BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover report. This is slightly less than the 9.0 million openings in December 2023.  Where job openings increased Accommodation and food services...
Private sector employers added 140,000 jobs in February, following an increase of 107,000 jobs in January, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report.  Year-over-year pay gains for job-changers reached 7.6% in February, the first increase since November 2022. Meanwhile,...
Nonfarm employment grew by 275,000 jobs in February, according to the latest BLS jobs report, slightly above the current 12-month average monthly gain of 230,000. Temporary help services continued its downward trend in February with the loss of 15,000 jobs....

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