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...
Nonfarm payroll employment added 216,000 jobs in December, according to the latest BLS jobs report, which brings 2023’s total job growth to 2.7 million (a monthly average of +225,000 jobs). This figure is roughly half of 2022’s 4.8 million...
Employers in the private sector added 164,000 jobs in December, the latest ADP National Employment Report shows, following an increase of 103,000 jobs in November. In addition, annual pay growth continued to ease over the month, dropping to 5.4%.
“We're...
The number of job openings was little changed on the last day of November 2023, coming in at 8.8 million according to the latest BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover report. This is a slight increase from October’s 8.7...
Our top articles from 2023 are representative of a changing future in the staffing industry. As talent shortages continued to be a significant challenge, recruiters leaned on new approaches to talent acquisition, such as skills-based hiring and referrals. Though...
Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 199,000 jobs in November, according to the latest BLS jobs report. This figure is below the 12-month average of +240,000 jobs per month. The unemployment rate inched down to 3.7%, accounting for 6.3...
Private sector employment gained 103,000 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report, after an addition of 113,000 jobs in October. Annual pay inched down to +5.6% year-over-year in November.
“Restaurants and hotels were the biggest job...
