Monthly Recap

A month of decline After the four previous months of slow, yet steady job listings growth, April jobs data shows employers are removing job postings and putting a pause on recruitment. With the uncertainty in the economy and increased interest …

With more job listings across the majority of areas, occupations, and industries last month, the first quarter of 2022 in the U.S. ended on a green note. Active job listings grew by 3.7% in March, a higher rate of growth …

With February ending on a more somber note than any of us anticipated, our hearts are with the people of Ukraine. While ‘business as usual’ has felt a misnomer for quite some time, it feels even stranger now amid the …

For the first month of 2022, active job listings in the U.S. were, for the most part in a somewhat steady holding pattern, up just 0.3% over December. When we drill down to the occupation level we see some hidden …

Job listings year-over-year Though we’ve retired the word ‘unprecedented’, we’d be almost tempted to bring it back to recap 2021. It seems only fitting for a year that saw such significant growth and changes in employment numbers, expectations, and trends. …

As we near the end of another tumultuous year, we are seeing a substantial slowdown with far fewer jobs being posted. This flagging pace could perhaps be attributed to a fresh wave of COVID concerns, as questions about the impact …

Jobs were falling right along with the autumn leaves in October—with nationwide listings down 1.1%. Job listings were down in a majority of states, occupations, and industries as well. This negative trajectory represents a notable shift, particularly at the industry …

September holds mixed messages We begin the fall season on a not entirely positive note. Though job listings are still increasing—active job listings were up 2.7% last month, that’s an increase from the previous month’s 0.6%—the news isn’t all sunshine …

It appears we’re closing the summer on a hot streak as overall job listings continued to rise in August for the 6th month in a row. While the trajectory is positive, the pace of growth continues to slow with August …

Temperatures weren’t the only thing rising in July, as sky high summer heat was accompanied by increasing job listings, with the month up 4.6%. This follows the slowdown observed in June where listings dipped by almost 1%. Reflecting on job demand changes …