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Employers

Private Sector Employment Increased by 132,000 Jobs in August

ADP News Release (08/31/22) Private sector employment increased by 132,000 jobs in August and annual pay was up 7.6%, according to the August ADP National Employment Report. “Our data suggests a shift toward a more conservative pace of hiring, possibly as companies try to decipher the economy’s conflicting signals,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “We could be at an inflection point, from super-charged job

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Job Openings Top 11.2 Million in July, Well Above Estimate

By Jeff Cox CNBC (08/30/2022) KEY POINTS Available job positions in July totaled 11.24 million for the month, well in excess of the 10.3 million FactSet estimate. That total also was nearly double the total pool of available workers, which stood at 5.67 million for the month. There were nearly 1 million more job openings than expected in July, an inflationary sign that the U.S.

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Job Openings, Quits Rate Stay Near Record Highs Despite Recession Fears

The Hill (08/30/2022) Sylvan Lane The July Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) report illustrates a resilient job market, despite rising interest rates aimed at alleviating labor shortages. With approximately 11.2 million job openings in July, holding steady from June, there are nearly two job openings per unemployed American. While this challenges the Federal Reserve’s desired metric decline, it signals ongoing hiring difficulties for some employers,

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Employers

Contingent Labor Comprises 28% of Large Organizations’ Workforce

Staffing Industry Analysts (08/26/2022) On average, contingent labor makes up 28% of a large company’s workforce, according to a report released earlier this month by MBO Partners. MBO Partners defines contingent labor as all non-permanent workers, including temporary agency workers, internal temporary workers, freelancers, independent contractors and statement-of-work consultants. Over the next 18 months, 67% of corporations expect their use of contingent labor to increase.

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