According to a recent Harris Poll on automation in the workplace, the opinion in America is split: 34% believe it will have a positive impact at work, 31% foresee a negative impact, and 35% are unsure/neutral.
Here are some...
Healthcare created 36,500 jobs in June, the highest monthly count this year. Ambulatory services hired the majority of June’s new healthcare professionals, followed by hospitals. The average monthly gains of this year clock in at 24,000 new healthcare jobs,...
The tech boom has changed the model of work and the workplace. It’s not yet a total takeover, but it’s only a matter of time. A new report from Gallup reveals three reasons why:
Millennials: More than 20% of...
The economy added 138,000 jobs in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The temporary agency penetration rate reached an all-time high of 2.064%, and temp jobs added 12,900 for the month. Temporary employment has seen an...
More that one-third of C-suite and HR execs have increased their AI usage in the past year, according to Randstad Sourceright's Talent Trends report. This same poll reported only 18% of employers adding AI in Q4 2016, so AI...
Last month, IT and engineering jobs increased by just 0.1%. Total IT jobs reached 5,293,000 - a 3.3% increase since last year. Engineering checked in at 2,558,300 with an annual growth of 1.1%. Low unemployment, talent shortages, and uncertainty...
The first quarter of 2017 saw staffing companies employ over 3 million temporary and contract workers per week. Although staffing is down 0.5% from Q1 2016, this is the 12th quarter in a row with over 3 million weekly...
The economy created 138,000 jobs in May, Reuter reports. Although it’s lower than 2017’s monthly average, it exceeds the 75,000 - 10,000 jobs needed to accommodate those newly entering the workforce. Economists speculate that the slowed job growth is...
Nearly 60% of Millennials and 41% of older workers report feeling shame for taking vacation time, says the 2016 Alamo Family Vacation Survey.
Vacation-shaming employees can backfire in the following ways:
More absenteeism: Workers may take sick days just...
Job openings have increased to 5.7 million, and unemployment is at a record low, according to the Labor Department. On the flip side, the hiring rate can’t keep up with the number of jobs created. One report shows that...
