Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 261,000 in October, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.Continue Reading

I worked in recruiting for a long time. So has my guest, Mike Thomson. We've never seen a job market quite like this one. The power dynamics are changingContinue Reading

Which role do you fall into? Which is safer when the next bust comes? And you know another one will come, don't you?Continue Reading

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in September, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.Continue Reading

Employment Situation Summary: July 2022 Republished with the permission of the US BLS Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and...Continue Reading

The Wall Street Journal suggests monitoring layoffs, unemployment and quit rates, pay increases and labor demand.Continue Reading

The headline of a Bloomberg article suggests that the issue comes as a result of the great resignation. I offered a second reason that I think is more compelling.Continue Reading

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 372,000 in June, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.Continue Reading

Someone shared their observations with me about the job market through YouTube. They pulled in data from LinkedIn with an emphasis on engineering in North Carolina.Continue Reading

LinkedIn carried a link to a story about the slowdown in tech. I shared my thoughts that differed with their opinionContinue Reading