Originally published in The New York Times There are parallels today to the strongest period of growth and prosperity in recent decades. By Neil Irwin A painful recession was fading into memory, yet the expansion felt unsatisfying to many. There was evidence of huge technological leaps everywhere except in the data on worker productivity. And...Continue Reading

The The WonkBlog on The Washington Post By Andrew Van Dam and Heather Long September 4 Changes in the labor market have upended myriad jobs that used to pay well, dragging down wages and leaving millions of American workers feeling misled and frustrated. To illustrate this dynamic, we isolated six industries that provided an above-average weekly paycheck...Continue Reading

Originally Published on WRAL Techwire by Rick Smith — September 6, 2018 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Fears of a dystopian future in which humans go jobless as robots and artificial intelligence take over have triggered novels, research, movies and more that warn of a “jobless future.” But new research suggests that jobs will remain plentiful in coming years...Continue Reading

By Heather Long September 7 at 12:23 PM Originally Published by The Washington Post Hiring picked up in August and so did worker pay — registering the fastest wage growth since 2009 in an encouraging sign that wages may finally be moving higher after years of sluggish gains. August was the 95th straight month the U.S....Continue Reading

With over 150 million LinkedIn members in the United States, we have unique insight into the real-time dynamics of Americans starting new jobs, learning new skills, and moving to new cities. This month’s LinkedIn Workforce Report looks at our latest national data on hiring, skills, and migration trends through July 2018. For more insight into...Continue Reading

Views and a quick observation about the job market. [spp-transcript] Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and leadership coaching. JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books...Continue Reading

Ep 681 My views of the job market and the data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics [spp-transcript] Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and leadership coaching....Continue Reading

I wanted to coalesce my thinking about the direction of work. [spp-transcript] Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and leadership coaching. JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos,...Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, and his views on the job market. “I have been blogging about the job market in the US and around the world since August 2001.” What I write is not designed to be political or critical; they are my observations and sense of where we are and where we...Continue Reading

This is my report on the job market for October 2016, as released on November 4, 2016. It is not a political statement. It is simply to report to offer This is my report on the job market for October 2016, as released on November 4, 2016. It is not a political statement. It is...Continue Reading