5 Ways the Hiring Climate Has Changed Since the Pandemic
Hot job market puts new hires in the driver’s seat, according to new ZipRecruiter survey of 2,000+ Americans hired in the last 6 months Two years after the start of the pandemic, U.S. job seekers
The Labor Force Participation Rate for Persons With a Disability Is Nearly 2 Percentage Points Higher Than Pre-pandemic
Labor force participation dropped sharply at the start of the pandemic, and has still only partially recovered. Most population groups have seen substantial declines in employment and labor force participation. But there are a few
Why Ongoing Labor Shortages Could Boost Employment and Earnings for African Americans
Labor shortagLabor shortages have played an outsized role in black American history, from slavery to the world wars to the present. Although labor shortages in the early colonies formed the rationale for bringing enslaved Africans
2022 Labor Market Outlook
Why 2022 Will Be a Goldilocks Year in the Labor Market The labor market in 2022 could reprise the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: where 2020 was “too cold,” and 2021 was “too
Eight States Hit Their Lowest Unemployment Rates of All Time
December 17th State JOLTS and Unemployment Reports Today’s State JOLTS and State Employment and Unemployment reports show that unemployment is in free fall in most U.S. states. Eight states hit new individual record lows. At
State Quits Rate Reaches Record High Led by Growth in Leisure and Hospitality
Today’s state JOLTS report, which captures the extent to which labor market conditions differ across the country, shows one unifying sign – the Great Resignation is a national trend, and people are looking for better
The Jobs Recovery Accelerated and Broadened in June
According to the latest jobs report, the economy added 850K jobs in June, 2021, soundly beating economists’ consensus predictions of around 650K. After readings of 269K job gains in April and 583K in May, June’s
Labor Market Trends | June 2021
Real-time Indicators from the ZipRecruiter Jobs Marketplace All information in this article was up to date when published on 7/1/2021. The job market in the United States and around the world is changing quickly. We
What to Watch in the June Jobs Report
Predictions Will we see job market fireworks before the 4th of July? It is quite possible, given the dramatic improvements in high-frequency indicators of economic activity over the last month. We expect to see a
Job News Roundup
This article provides a roundup of recent news stories related to employment. Team ZipRecruiter will share frequent updates. Employers are offering sign-on bonuses to overcome hiring challenges. For example, Sea World is offering $1,000 bonuses