The government delivered unexpected job news this morning, reporting that September posted a surprisingly small 142,000 increase in U.S. employment. The … Read more
More Openings Than Hires Helps Push Time to Fill to 29 Days
The time it takes to fill a job grew again in July, clocking in at 29 days. The DHI-DFH Mean Vacancy Duration Measure, sponsored by DHI Group, publisher of … Read more
Reports: More Workers Are Quitting As Time to Fill Now Averages 29 Days
If you need reasons to look to the nation’s 10.3 million under- and unemployed as a source of hire, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this week … Read more
Unemployment Rate Drops to 7-Year Low; 173K New Jobs in August
One of the most closely watched employment report in years came in this morning showing hiring in August was lower than expected. The U.S. Labor Department … Read more
Employer Payrolls, Online Job Postings Grew In August
Shrugging off the turmoil in the world’s financial markets, U.S. employers continued to hire in August, adding 190,000 new jobs to the national … Read more
July Jobs Grow By 215,000
Employers added 215,000 jobs in July, a gain not far off from economists were predicting. The unemployment rate was unchanged last month at 5.3 percent. … Read more
July Job Growth Slowed
Private sector hiring slowed in July, adding 185,000 new jobs to the U.S. economy, a number well below the predictions of economists whose collective … Read more
Employers Are Losing More Candidates as Time to Fill Continues to Grow
It’s taking companies longer than at any time in the last 15 years — maybe even longer than ever — to fill a job, and that languor is … Read more
Forecasts All Agree: More Hiring Ahead
With the economy continuing to improve, more employers now say they plan to add headcount than said that last year or even as recently as six months ago. … Read more
It’s a Candidate-Driven Market That is Only Getting More Competitive
Perm and temp placements will continue strong through the end of the year and may even increase, as more companies are reporting plans to add headcount. … Read more