Molly Moseley
This month we’re taking a step back from our usual monthly stats to share an annual review of our job market data. Here are the highlights from 2020: 2020 year in review 2020 saw nationwide job listings down 2% year-over-year. …
Nic Gustafson
In our last post we attempted to predict the CES total nonfarm, non-seasonally adjusted dataset from BLS using LinkUp’s dataset as our independent variable, and utilizing a linear regression model. Our first attempt at that prediction was directionally correct: BLS …
In December, unique job listings in the U.S. indexed daily directly from company websites globally rose 2.6% to 3.92M. New job openings during the month rose 8.4% to 1.38M and job listings removed from company websites rose 15.9% to 1.48M. …
Molly Moseley
Election night last month left many with more questions than answers. But when the votes were counted, there was one clear winner: legal cannabis. In what many industry experts have dubbed the “green wave,” voters cleared cannabis for adult use …
Molly Moseley
A seasonal downhill slide In true 2020 fashion, just a few short months have brought dramatic changes in the labor market. Job listings have shifted from a gradual slowdown to a steady downhill slide. While the -4% decline in job …
We are way behind schedule getting our non-farm payroll (NFP) forecast posted this week, and we’ll publish a bunch of additional job market data for November over the next few days, but in order to get our NFP forecast published …
Nic Gustafson
The following post will explore using LinkUp’s data to make a simple prediction for nonfarm, non-seasonal total employment numbers using linear regression. The intention is not to create a perfect prediction in this tutorial, but to iterate on this model …
Molly Moseley
As coronavirus continues to spark volatility in the U.S. economy, LinkUp’s jobs dataset provides unique insights into COVID-19’s impact on the labor market. In the most recent edition of our quarterly Economic Indicators Report, we observe a labor market edging …
Molly Moseley
Overall, October job listings appear to mirror the modest increases we witnessed in September. The most striking change can be seen in created job listings which were up 6% in October, after a flat September. Deleted job listings largely held …
U.S. job openings on company websites globally rose 6% in October, continuing the steady recovery in U.S. labor demand that began in May. New Job listings posted to company websites rose 13% while the number of jobs removed from company websites, …
