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...
Our top articles for February explore CEO priorities for 2024, the biggest challenges hiring managers anticipate this year, and why job seekers are gaining confidence.
#1. CEOs Make Employee Retention and Engagement Their Top Focus of 2024
More than half of...
The annual Staffing 100 list from Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is here, honoring the industry’s most influential leaders of 2024.
“In the realm of leadership, greatness is not merely defined by titles but by the resilience and vision to navigate...
The Conference Board no longer expects a recession this year, even though its Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell slightly in January. Instead, the business research group predicts that GDP growth will be relatively flat in the months ahead.
The LEI...
Nonfarm employment increased by 353,000 in January, according to the latest BLS jobs report. The average job growth per month in 2023 was 255,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate held at 3.7% for the third consecutive month, with 6.1 million people...
Our top articles for January include a look at data that points to a positive hiring outlook for the first half of 2024, a podcast interview with Matt Dichter of Staffing Engine, and a guide to choosing an IT...
Private sector employment increased by 107,000 jobs in January, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. This number is down from the +164,000 jobs reported in December. Annual pay inched down from 5.4% to 5.2% in January.
“Progress on...
The number of job openings in December crept up to 9.0 million according to the most recent BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover report, following 8.8 million openings in November.
Where job openings increased
Professional and business services (+239,000)
Health...