Trends

Typically this time of year finds our analysts at LinkUp pouring over our jobs data to get a preview of holiday labor demand. Generally, we’d be looking at when seasonal hiring begins, who is doing the most hiring, and what …

As we mark half a year of grappling with COVID, one industry that has weathered major turmoil is Food Service. Looking at the data to determine the shape of the industry today, we see both positive and negative signs. Noted …

As Labor Day closed the books on what is arguably the strangest summer in modern history, we decided to take a peek in the rearview mirror and recap what happened over the last 90 days (or was it 90 years? …

As we wrote last week, we’ve seen a relatively sharp increase in new job openings across most of the country since the end of April. Through May 17th, new job listings on company and employer websites throughout the country had …

The first quarter of 2020 brought the impacts of novel coronavirus into sharp focus. Examining labor demand across the entire economy from a macro, sector, occupation, and geographic level, we created a COVID-specific edition of our quarterly Economic Indicators Report. …

Here at LinkUp, we are constantly monitoring and analyzing our job listing data, and each month we highlight trends and share insights. In recapping February 2020 data, we see a snapshot of the job market before coronavirus. A stark contrast …

Here at LinkUp we monitor and analyze our job listing data each month to extract insights and discover trends worth sharing. Here are some highlights from January 2020: Job listings were up 4.6% nationwide in January, with Maryland seeing the greatest increase …

In 2019, the world saw the first photograph of a black hole. As we start a new decade, we’re excited to see how much farther we will venture into the unknown, and because we’re in the business of jobs, where …

As we look forward to the sure to be roaring 2020s, we leave behind some notable, and at times regrettable trends. Everything from Gangnam Style and fidget spinners, to Pokemon Go and Marie Kondo, along with any semblance of data …