The Labor Department reported this morning that, after a sluggish March, employer recruiting accelerated again in April with 211,000 new jobs created. This caused the unemployment rate to fall to 4.4%, its lowest level in nearly a decade! Unfortunately, the U.S. economy only grew at a 0.7% annual pace and … Read More
The pace of recruiting remains very strong. This is confirmed by the Labor Department report this morning that U.S. employers added 235,000 new workers last month. This was the 77th straight month of jobs creation!
Additionally, the unemployment rate fell to 4.7% as both workforce participation and employment rose. This … Read More
Recruiting by U.S. employers increased in January as more talent joined the workforce. The Labor Department said on Friday that non-farm jobs increased a seasonally adjusted 227,000 in January, the best recruitment gain since September.
Despite the unemployment rate to rising to 4.8% … Read More
The Labor Department reported this morning that 161,000 jobs were created last month. This was the 73rd straight month of jobs creation! Additionally, September’s jobs figures were again revised upward to 191,000.
Strong Jobs And Wages Gains
The strong jobs numbers prompted Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Amherst Pierpont Securities … Read More
This is a summary of my interview with Steve Grzanich, host of WGN Radio’s Opening Bell, on Monday, January 11, 2016. We discussed the U.S. Labor Department’s first job figures for 2016. These provide a yearly outlook for jobs creation and technical and engineering recruiting, which my technical recruitment … Read More
