The jobs report 2023 year in review shows us last year was in many ways a reset year for the job market. The market has remained resilient despite the headwinds of inflation, slowing economy, and return to normal work patterns. We still have extremely low unemployment and solid job growth….
The job report 2022 year in review shows us the job market has been less than predictable. Market stability in a post-pandemic era is still elusive. Our mission at Public Insight is to take all the noise in this market and turn it into meaningful, actionable insights. Each month we…
Job Market Conundrum Continues The May jobs report indicates postings broke a four month slide of year-over-year postings decline. May 2022 postings were flat compared to May 2021. However, coming on the heels of four straight double-digit declining months, it was a welcome bit of good news. Unfortunately, the overall…
Record Job Openings and Quit Rates Influence Market Activity The April jobs report shows job openings and quit rates remain at record levels while hires have not ticked up to fill the employment gap. With unemployment claims now below pre-pandemic levels, there is still a limited supply of workers to…
And Other Highlights from the March Jobs Report The fuel for the “Great Resignation” is a complete reassessment of work itself, which to no surprise has impacted workplace satisfaction scores. The ebb and flow of ratings and review data mirrors the up and down sentiment of today’s worker. They are…
Before we get into workforce migration, let’s recap the most recent labor market data. It indicates we may finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of job market stability. Job openings are declining indicating jobs may be finally being filled. Quit rates have leveled…
The basic concept of job market supply and demand is no different than it is for any other market. In this blog post we will explain how to measure and understand the gaps and what you can do to optimize talent acquisition strategies. Who are the job seekers? What are…
Hybrid remote work has officially arrived. Indeed® recently introduced a new status flag for job postings called “Hybrid Remote”. Prior to January, the previous definitions of remote were: Temporarily Remote Permanently Remote Hybrid remote work arrangements were relegated to the abstract of the posting ad or even into the ad…
Job postings are sluggish, which is contributing to a slow market rebound. During the course of 2021, the job market seemed to signal that a market rebound was right around the corner. That ended up not being the case and to overcome market sluggishness, a wide swath of industries needs…
First in a 7-part Series on the State of the Workforce and What You Can Do About It It’s over – 2021 that is. However, the issues related to an uneven market rebound are likely not the ending, but just the beginning. The resulting “Great Resignation” has likely created changes…