On the heels of a record 4.4 million Americans quitting their jobs in September comes a new workforce trend: "unretiring." MarketWatch reported that more than 2.5% of retired workers returned to work last month.
The pandemic caused roughly 3 million...
To recognize women in the staffing industry and their extraordinary contributions, Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) recently released its 2021 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list. The list features 100 women from the Americas and 50 global honorees.
Now...
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule that will increase the minimum wage for employees on federal contracts to $15/hour, starting January 30 of next year. This rule, which will affect most new contracts, renewals, and...
The Great Resignation is largely due to married workers, MarketWatch reported, citing data from Barclays. At the beginning of the pandemic, the workforce participation decline was mostly among unmarried workers, but by September 2020 that had changed. The researchers...
A record number of companies made SIA's list of largest U.S. staffing firms this year. According to the report released this week, 186 firms generated $100 million or more staffing revenue in 2020. The previous record was 175, in...
Our top articles from November include an interview with Joe Mullings of The Mullings Group, an overview of Forbes' Top Female-Friendly Companies, and a look at why older Americans are “unretiring.”
#1. All-Time High 4.4 Million Workers Quit in September
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Nonfarm payroll employment went up by 210,000 jobs in November, following the addition of 546,000 jobs (revised) in October, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This month’s job gains are well below the current...
Following an index of 113.03 (revised from 112.23) in October, the Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose to 114.49 in November, signaling steady job growth in the months ahead.
Six of the eight labor market indicators helped boost the index,...
ManpowerGroup made the top 100 (#58) of Newsweek’s newly released list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2022. The list included the top 500 companies as ranked by over 11,000 U.S. residents on their perception of each company’s social, environmental,...
The Great Resignation eased up a bit after a record-setting September, with 4.2 million leaving their jobs in October according to BLS data released today. This is a 205,000 decrease from September.
There were 11 million open jobs in October.
Where...
