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...
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans over 65 are still clocking in at work, says a new employment report. The number of working Americans aged 65 and up hasn’t been this high since 1962. There are two reasons for this:...
New hires can cost companies up to $240,000, according to branding agency Link Humans. That cost increases when the employee doesn’t work out. Research and analyst firm Brandon Hall Group (BHG) says the following costs add up when replacing...
Last month the unemployment rate descended to 4.4%, the lowest in more than ten years.
There were 211,000 jobs added to the market as it creeps closer to full employment. Not only that, but wages have grown 2.5% year...
The Employment Cost Index rose by 0.8% in Q1 2017, showing the largest quarterly increase since the end of 2007. Wages and salaries increased by 0.8%, and benefits rose 0.7%.
The pace of these modest increases should not have...