Kentucky Has the Highest Number of Job Openings Relative to the Size of Its Workforce
Alaska Leads the Great Resignation This month’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey recorded 11.5 million job openings across the U.S., a new record high. And a record 4.56 million workers quit their jobs. This
The Tightest Labor Market on Record Across the Country
The State Employment and Unemployment report released last week and the State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey report released this morning make one thing clear: labor shortages continue to intensify across the country, even
March Jobs Report Reaction: Blockbuster Job Growth, the Great Return, and Return to the Office
The four big stories in last week’s jobs report are continued blockbuster job growth, the accelerating return to work, a rapid return to the office, and soaring wage growth for non-managerial employees. Sustained Blockbuster Job
The February 2022 JOLTS Report: Remarkable Job Market Conditions Persist
The February 2022 JOLTS Report: Remarkable Job Market Conditions Persist This Remains the Tightest Labor Market on Record Little changed in yesterday’s JOLTS report, but that is remarkable in and of itself. Extremely, unusually tight
Jobs Are Plentiful Across the Nation
10 States Hit Highest Job Openings Rates in Their History There are 11.3 million job openings nationwide, and the U.S. labor market is tighter than ever, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
January 2022 Had the Tightest Labor Market on Record
Today’s JOLTS report underscores how remarkable the current labor market climate is. It is the tightest labor market on record, with nearly 5 million more job openings than unemployed Americans. And the Great Resignation continues,
The Jobs Recovery Accelerated as Omicron Faded
Quotes may be attributed to Julia Pollak, Chief Economist at ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace The U.S. economy added 678k jobs in February as Omicron faded, soundly beating expectations. Totals for the prior two
Pennsylvania Saw the Lowest Number of Layoffs in the Nation’s History
Only 1.1 million people — 0.8% of all U.S. employees— lost their jobs in December, according to the nationwide Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey. That is the lowest number of people laid off in
Despite Disrupting Employment in Multiple Ways, Omicron Barely Dented the Jobs Recovery
Over the past 16 months, there has been a strong relationship between daily new Covid cases and employment. If that relationship had continued to hold true even as daily new Covid cases surged to 800,000
COVID-19 Vaccines and Unemployment Benefits—A State-by-State Breakdown
States that Will Provide Unemployment Benefits to Workers who Quit or are Fired Because they Refuse to Get Vaccinated Note: Some data on this page may be out of date. Please check with your state