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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 […]

Bob Marshall’s July 2019 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 8/2/19 The 6 July BLS Analysis Articles… Start here… Online Job Advertising Rises 15%; Report Lists Largest Firms Daily News, July 22, 2019 Global revenue from online jobs advertising rose by 15% in 2018 on a constant currency basis to reach $22 billion, according to a report […]

Bob Marshall’s June 2019 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 7/5/19 The 5 June BLS Analysis Articles… Start here… Growth in AI-related Job Postings Slows; More Openings Than Workers Daily News, July 1, 2019 Artificial intelligence job postings on Indeed rose 29.1% over last year, according to a blog post by job board ‘Indeed’.  However, that was […]