The August jobs report with the latest jobs and labor data is clearly a mixed bag. On the one hand, we added 3.8 million new Indeed® job postings in August compared to 2.8 million in June and July. Normally August is a lighter recruiting month so this would be welcome…
In the July jobs report the latest number of US job openings keeps establishing a new record – this time at 10.1 million according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Normally job openings in a recovery period would be a welcome sign, but not at this point….
It’s time for our June jobs report as we find ourselves at the mid-point of a year unlike any other we will likely experience in our lifetime. It is apparent what should be a meteoric recovery is going to be clouded with fits and starts. Labor Market Situation There are…
Our mid-June Jobs Report progress update indicates that job market growth remains flat compared to this time last month with just under 1.7 million Indeed® jobs posted. This extrapolates to around 2.8 million postings for the month. Key highlights are presented below. Watch the Mid June Jobs Report Video Blog…
The May Jobs Report signals a continued tepid job market recovery. Earlier in the year employers were aggressively posting new positions, but have gradually eased on the accelerator and focused on filling existing openings. Consequently there are a record number of job openings but until the openings start getting filled,…
May job postings through last Friday continues a troublesome trend in the jobs report today. Employers in recovery industries appear unwilling to go all-in on the job market until there is better luck filling existing postings. They are taking increasingly creative and aggressive approaches to get talent. Going into April,…
May full-time job postings on were up 44% from April with over 1.2 million jobs posted on the Indeed jobs board compared to 843,000 in April. Every major occupational group experienced growth in the month of May as shown in the scatterplot below. Most notably, military and personal care occupational…