Rockingham County Job Fair on April 13
In search of your next great job opportunity? Graham Personnel Services (GPS) is participating in the 2022 Rockingham County Job Fair on Wednesday, April 13th! Come talk to us and learn about the hundreds of openings we have available throughout the Triad, with various shifts and pay rates to best match your career wants and […]
What the Class of 2022 Wants
LaSalle Network News Release (04/05/22) Roughly six in 10 graduates (63%) would consider temporary work, according to a survey of more than 2,500 upcoming 2022 graduates by LaSalle Network. When asked what concerns they have entering the workforce, the top three responses were lack of experience, compensation, and sense of belonging. The top job-search tools […]
Hiring Remains a Priority for CEOs
PR Newswire (04/05/22) Small and midsize business (SMB) CEO confidence dropped to 84.3 in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest CEO Confidence Index from Vistage, a CEO coaching and peer advisory organization. Vistage’s quarterly CEO Confidence Index measures SMB leaders’ sentiment on various economic and business factors each quarter. One of the takeaways […]
Labor Market Continues To Add Jobs but Severe Talent Shortages Impact Recruiting: The Conference Board
Staffing Industry Analysts (04/04/22) The Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose again in March, signaling further solid job growth ahead in the second quarter of this year. However, recruitment and retention difficulties remain high, and the unemployment rate is expected to approach 3% by the end of the year, indicating severe labor shortages throughout 2022. […]
Job Openings Up 43% Year Over Year in February
Staffing Industry Analysts (03/29/22) There were 11.3 million job openings in the US in February, which is down 0.2% from January but up 43.3% year over year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job openings remained at a near-record level in February, ABC News reported. Job openings fell by 63,000 in “finance and insurance” and […]
There Are Now a Record 5 Million More Job Openings Than Unemployed People in the U.S.
CNBC (03/29/2022) Cox, Jeff In February, job openings slightly decreased to approximately 11.3 million, still significantly surpassing the number of unemployed workers by about 5 million. The Great Resignation trend persisted, with quits increasing to 4.35 million. This surge in quits, totaling 94,000 more than the previous month, represents 2.9% of the workforce. Despite a […]