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Recruitment & Retention

Employers add 165,000 jobs in October, signaling confidence in labor market

Whether growth is sustainable is another question, experts caution.

Paige McGlauflin

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Recruitment & Retention

Labor turnover picks up in September, but employers aren’t in the clear yet

Job openings, hires, and quits all rose in September, following months-long sluggishness.

Paige McGlauflin

"Now hiring"

Recruitment & Retention

Employers, facing economic pressure, added just 29,000 jobs in September

“The labor market is quite a bit softer than what we were expecting to walk into this morning.”

Paige McGlauflin

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Recruitment & Retention

Slow labor market turnover continues as job openings fall and hires rise minimally

The “low-hire, low-fire” labor market doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.

Paige McGlauflin

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Recruitment & Retention

Strong job gains, labor force growth in August signal cautious optimism for labor market rebound

But experts caution that we’re not out of the woods yet.

Paige McGlauflin

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Recruitment & Retention

Weak turnover in July confirms stagnating labor market

Economic uncertainty has employers pulling back on hiring, while fewer opportunities and layoffs give workers reason to stay put.

Paige McGlauflin

Now Hiring sign with piece of tape over "now" with "not" written on it.

Recruitment & Retention

Job losses in July reveal unexpectedly sluggish labor market

Signs of a hiring rebound this past spring have so far failed to materialize.

Paige McGlauflin