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
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
Temp Keeps Growing As Nation Adds 223,000 Jobs In June
Employment agencies were among the biggest contributors last month to the 223,000 new jobs added to the U.S. economy. Temp agencies grew their workforce by … Read more
U.S. Adds 223,000 New Jobs, Unemployment Rate Drops and Labor Force Shrinks
The U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in June, all of them created by the private sector and almost none of them by the nation’s goods producers. … Read more
Strong Private Sector Job Growth In June Adds 237,000 Workers; Small Businesses Lead the Way
Small businesses again led the way to the largest number of new private sector jobs to be created in six months. The ADP National Employment Report counted … Read more
Jobs Will Expand in Chicago; the Problem Is Finding Enough Skilled People to Take Them
The unofficial capital of the Midwest will soon recover all of the jobs it has lost the last decade, but the “mismatch between job-seeker skills and … Read more
Time to Fill Average Now at 27 Working Days
The national time-to-fill average rose in February to the highest level in 15 years. Sponsored by the career sites publisher Dice Holdings, the Dice-DFH … Read more
Millennial, Gen X, and Baby Boomer Candidates Aren’t Really So Different
Right now, there are three generations in the U.S. workforce: millennials, generation Xers, and baby boomers. Each of these age cohorts makes up about one … Read more
Help Wanteds for Truck Drivers, Nurses, Retail Staying Online Longer
Based entirely on how long a job stays online, truck drivers and nurses are the toughest jobs in the nation to fill. The latter is not much of a surprise. … Read more