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Bob Marshall’s July 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 8/7/20 The 7 July Articles… Start here… Executives Expect Greater Use of Contingent Workers Post-Pandemic: The Conference Board Daily News, July 30, 2020 Business will emerge from Covid-19 with more contract workers and fewer permanent staff, according to a report based on a global survey of CEOs […]

Bob Marshall’s June 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 7/2/20 The 7 June Articles… Start here… More Than Half of Industry Says Economy to Be Better by Year’s End Daily News, June 29, 2020 The economy, hit hard by Covid-19, should improve by the end of this year, according to 56% of recruiting professionals surveyed by […]

Bob Marshall’s May 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 6/5/20 The 6 May Articles… Start here… Employees More Confident They Will Retain Jobs, But Productivity Hasn’t Recovered to Pre-Pandemic Levels Daily News, June 2. 2020 Employees grew more confident in their ability to retain their jobs even as the Covid-19 pandemic wore on, according to the […]

Bob Marshall’s April 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 5/8/20 The 6 April Articles… Start here… More Use of Contingent Workers among 9 Workforce Trends Post Pandemic Daily News, May 6, 2020 Expanded use of contingent workers is 1 of 9 human resources trends that will impact the future of work following the Covid-19 pandemic, according […]

Bob Marshall’s February 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 3/6/20 The 5 February Articles… Start here… How to Successfully Negotiate Your Salary Forbes, Samantha Todd, February 26, 2020 With unemployment at a low 3.6%, American workers have been enjoying a candidate-friendly market, and many have used it to their advantage. According to a recent survey by […]

Bob Marshall’s January 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 2/7/20 The 3 January Articles… Start here… GDP Growth Holds at 2.1% in Q4, Same as Previous Quarter Daily News, January 30, 2020 US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the “advance” estimate of GDP growth […]

Bob Marshall’s December 2019 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 1/10/20 The 8 December Articles… Start here… Job Openings Rise After 18-Month Low; Indicating Labor Market Strength Daily News, December 17, 2019 Job openings in the US rose by 235,000 in October to a total of 7,300,000, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the US […]

Bob Marshall’s October 2019 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 11/1/19 The 8 October BLS Analysis Articles… Start here… US Workers’ Wages Rose by 3.2% in 3rd Quarter Daily News, October 24, 2019 US workers’ wages rose by 3.2% year over year in the 3rd quarter, according to the ADP Research Institute’s Workforce Vitality Report.  The average […]

Bob Marshall’s September 2019 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 10/4/19 The 5 September BLS Analysis Articles… Start here… Online Job Advertising Rises 15%; Report Lists Largest Firms Daily News, July 22, 2019 IT Job Growth Underperforms, but Engineering Jobs Beat Overall Market Daily News, September 23, 2019 The number of technology jobs in the US rose […]

Bob Marshall’s August 2019 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 9/6/18 The 6 August Articles… Start here… Majority Prefer In-Person Job Interviews Over Virtual: Yoh Survey Daily News, August 28, 2019 A majority of US adults, 62%, would prefer an in-person job interview over a virtual job interview, according to survey data released today by staffing firm […]