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Job Openings Fall by 455,000 in April, but Employer Demand Still Seen

Average Hourly Earnings Reach $30.21 for Workers at Small Businesses: Paychex Staffing Industry Analysts (06/01/22) US job openings fell by 455,000 in April compared to March with the number of openings at 11.4 million in April, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. However, the number of layoffs and discharges reached a series low. In a tweet, Senior Economist Daniel Zhao and lead data scientists

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North Carolina Led the Other States in Hourly Wage Growth

Average Hourly Earnings Reach $30.21 for Workers at Small Businesses: Paychex Staffing Industry Analysts (06/01/22) Wages rose for the 12th consecutive month for small-business workers in the US, according to the Small Business Employment Watch report released by Paychex. Average hourly earnings rose 5.19% to $30.31 year over year. Meanwhile, following a nearly eight-year high in April, small-business job growth was down in May, according

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Labor Costs Surge in First Quarter, Fueling Inflation

Staffing Industry Analysts (05/09/22) The US staffing industry is projected to reach a record $185.5 billion in revenue this year, according to the new “US Staffing Industry Forecast” report released by Staffing Industry Analysts. That will eclipse the pre-pandemic market size of $152.8 billion in 2019. “Growth in the US staffing industry is currently being driven by a strong US economy, strong consumer and corporate

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US Manufacturing Activity Decelerates in April, Not Much Progress on Reducing Labor Shortage

Staffing Industry Analysts (05/02/22) Business activity in the US manufacturing industry grew in April but at its lowest rate since July 2020 as progress slowed on the labor shortage, according to the “Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” released by the Institute for Supply Management. The Manufacturing PMI level was 55.4% in April, down from March’s reading of 57.1% and the lowest reading since the reading

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Labor Costs Surge in First Quarter, Fueling Inflation

Reuters (04/29/22) Mutikani, Lucia U.S. labor costs surged by the most in 21 years in the first quarter, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The employment cost index jumped 1.4% last quarter after advancing 1.0% in the October-December period. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index climbing 1.1% in the first quarter. Last quarter’s increase was the largest since the current series started

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Manufacturing Activity Improved in April

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (04/26/22) Mid-Atlantic manufacturing activity continued its expansion in April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index stood at 14 in April compared with 13 in March. Shipments increased to 17 from nine, while the volume of new orders moved down slightly to six from 10. Manufacturers continued to report growth in employment while experiencing challenges

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