It was another month of sluggish job growth — nonfarm payroll increased by only 199,000 jobs in December, after gaining just 249,000 jobs in November (revised), according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Since April 2020,...
The Great Resignation gained traction after a decrease in October, with 4.5 million leaving their jobs in November according to recently released BLS data. This is a 370,000 increase from October. The quits rate increased to 3.0% and matched...
This past year, the industry had to adapt and grow in creative and unprecedented ways. Staffing professionals faced record-setting increases in employee turnover as American workers continued their quest for better pay, benefits, and work-life balance. Meanwhile, companies had...
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.
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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,...
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,...
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...
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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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...
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...