Category: Employers

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (06/16/23) The U.S. economy’s output (real gross domestic product) will grow at an annual rate of 1.1% during the first half of the year, according to a survey of 15 forecasters by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Forecasters expect higher output growth for the first half of 2023 than they anticipated in the December 2022 survey. Forecasters expect weaker

PRNewswire (06/06/23) Optimism remains low, according to a March survey of 130 executives from manufacturing and distribution companies by Sikich LLP, a global company specializing in technology-enabled professional services. More than half of manufacturers (57%) rated their optimism about business prospects over the next six months at a seven or lower on a scale of one to 10. This is similar to the same time

Staffing Industry Analysts (06/02/23) The number of US temporary help services jobs rose by 7,700 in May compared to April to more than 3.04 million, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, total nonfarm employment rose by 339,000 in May, with total jobs exceeding 156.1 million. The change in temporary help services employment in March was revised

Staffing Industry Analysts (05/25/23) US real gross domestic product grew faster than previously estimated, increasing at an annual rate of 1.3% in the first quarter of 2023, according to the second estimate released today by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. The figure represents an upward revision from the previous advance estimate of 1.1%. The updated estimates were primarily driven by an upward revision to