Nonfarm payroll added 303,000 jobs in March, according to the latest BLS jobs report, exceeding the 12-month average monthly gain of 231,000.  Health care again led growth, increasing by 72,000 jobs in March, followed by gains in government (+71,000) and...
Private sector employment grew by 184,000 jobs in March, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report, after a reported increase of 140,000 jobs in February.  Year-over-year pay gains for job-stayers held at 5.1% in March, while job-changers experienced a...
Job openings, hires, and quits all were relatively unchanged during the month of February. This news comes from the recently released BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover report. The number of job openings came in at 8.8 million on...
Two-thirds (65%) of companies plan to hire entry-level professionals this year, according to research from Robert Half. That's good news for the graduating class of 2024. Overall, the highest rates of entry-level hiring will be in administrative and customer support...
Talent leaders are recognizing technology’s crucial role in finding and keeping employees, with many investing particularly in AI solutions. Almost all (97%) of the 1,000+ C-suite and talent leaders surveyed for Randstad’s latest Talent Trends report note that adopting...
Data analytics, machine learning, and generative AI modeling are among the top in-demand skills for 2024, according to Upwork. The AI and machine learning category saw 70% growth in demand year over year in Q4. The company's latest research reveals...
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....
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,...
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...
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...