Category: Employers

Staffing Hub (05/09/23) Hiring in the manufacturing and services sectors is easier now compared to last year, according to ISM’s ​​Spring 2023 Semiannual Economic Forecast. The economic outlook survey included three special questions about hiring. Two-thirds (67%) of respondents in both the manufacturing and services sectors reported having difficulty hiring in the past six months. This is lower than the percentages in May and December of

National Federation of Independent Business (05/04/23) Small business owners continue to struggle to find workers, with 45% (seasonally adjusted) of all owners reporting job openings they could not fill in the current period, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The share of owners with unfilled job openings exceeds the 49-year historical average of 23%. Of those hiring or trying to hire, 92% of

Staffing Industry Analysts (04/27/23) US real gross domestic product grew more slowly than estimated, increasing at an annual rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023, according to the advance estimate released today by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase marked a slowdown from the 2.6% growth witnessed in the fourth quarter. The deceleration in real GDP from the fourth quarter resulted

Small Businesses Struggle to Retain and Engage Employees in Postpandemic Economy PRNewswire (04/26/23) Small business owners are facing difficulty finding, hiring, and retaining employees, according to a survey of more than 1,500 small business owners by small business mentor Score. Two of their top three concerns are hiring the right talent (60.7%) and retaining and motivating employees (33.0%). Eight in 10 (84.3%) small business employers