Category: News

July 26, 2023

Americans in Their Prime Are Flooding Into the Job Market

Americans in Their Prime Are Flooding Into the Job Market

Americans in Their Prime Are Flooding Into the Job Market The share of people between 25 and 54 working or seeking jobs rose this year to the highest level since 2002 By Jeffrey Sparshott July 22, 2023 5:30 am ET The core of the American labor force is back. Americans between 25 and 54 yearsRead More

July 19, 2023

2023 CEO Confidence Index Survey

2023 CEO Confidence Index Survey

Your Findings Report - July 2023 CEO Confidence Index

July 12, 2023

‘It’s Not My Responsibility’ to Save the Office Economy

‘It’s Not My Responsibility’ to Save the Office Economy

Hundreds of workers told us why they aren’t coming back to the office Gretchen Tarrant, Wall Street Journal If there’s an overarching truth in the workplace right now, it’s this: Many workers don’t want to go back to the office. Plenty of bosses say they should. The result is a stalemate. Office-occupancy rates have stagnatedRead More
Bosses Push Back on WFH Die-Hards: ‘They Will Need to Show Up’

Bosses Push Back on WFH Die-Hards: ‘They Will Need to Show Up’

Managers say team productivity has taken a hit as employees stay remote By Gretchen Tarrant, Wall Street Journal Office attendance is slumping again and bosses have a warning: We are a worse company when you stay home. In buildings across 10 major U.S. cities, office occupancy has fallen back below 50% for the past threeRead More

April 12, 2023

Local (Sacramento) startup Clapself wants to use AI to disrupt tech worker placement

Local (Sacramento) startup Clapself wants to use AI to disrupt tech worker placement

By Mark Anderson - Staff Writer April 11, 2023, 06:52am PDT Sacramento startup Clapself Inc. is positioning itself as a placement firm for independent technology workers, powered by artificial intelligence that makes hiring more efficient for the workers and also for its client companies seeking technology support. Clapself will be the employer of consulting tech workers, findingRead More

April 10, 2023

What’s Happening to Remote Work

What’s Happening to Remote Work

Author: Rosie Greaves, LaborIQ Staff Writer A recent article by Korn Ferry, a global consulting organization, suggests a significant drop in remote work opportunities, reporting just one in seven job postings offering remote work. According to a Korn Ferry vice president, this decline is due to growing concerns companies have over losing their office culture andRead More

March 23, 2023

Job Openings in Manufacturing Remain Elevated

Job Openings in Manufacturing Remain Elevated

March 9, 2023 Ryan Secard Separations are slowing, but the number of job openings is still higher than the number of people looking for work. While job openings in the overall economy are falling, unfilled positions in manufacturing remain roughly stable. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the Department of Labor foundRead More

March 10, 2023

Job Openings in Manufacturing Remain Elevated

Job Openings in Manufacturing Remain Elevated

March 9, 2023 Ryan Secard Separations are slowing, but the number of job openings is still higher than the number of people looking for work. While job openings in the overall economy are falling, unfilled positions in manufacturing remain roughly stable. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the Department of Labor foundRead More

March 6, 2023

USAA Tells Staff, Your Remote Job Is No Longer Remote

USAA Tells Staff, Your Remote Job Is No Longer Remote

By Chip Cutter March 2, 2023, 1:34 pm ET Many bosses are calling workers back to the office. One big U.S. company told people hired on a remote basis that they need to start coming in. The financial-services company USAA notified some staff on Monday that they would soon be required to show up inRead More
Long-Robust U.S. Labor Market Shows Signs of Cooling

Long-Robust U.S. Labor Market Shows Signs of Cooling

By Jon Hilsenrath WALL STREET JOURNAL March 1, 2023 5:30 am ET Demand for U.S. workers shows signs of slowing, a long-anticipated development that is showing up in private-sector job postings even while official government reports indicate the labor market keeps running hot. ZipRecruiter Inc. and Recruit Holdings Co., two large online recruiting companies, sayRead More