Layoffs, Quits, Job Openings, Hires, Wages: No “Landing” Yet for Job Market, Eager Employers Quickly Hire Laid-off Workers by Wolf Richter • Nov 30, 2022 • 50 Comments Workers still leveraging this historically tight labor market, but a little more cautiously?
Five-Digit Layoffs Are Here, the Big Ones We’ve Been Waiting for. But the Laid-Off People Are Scattered around the Globe by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2022 • 172 Comments Other companies are licking their chops at finally being able to hire tech workers.
Has this Contorted Labor Market Forced Companies to Change their Thinking about Layoffs? by Wolf Richter • Nov 4, 2022 • 149 Comments Looking at the supply-and-demand imbalances and structural changes in the labor market, and what it means for employers.
Wages Soar by 7.7%. But Job Hoppers Boost their Pay by 15.2%, Leveraging this Historically Tight Labor Market by Wolf Richter • Nov 2, 2022 • 109 Comments An indication underlying inflation won’t drop significantly just on its own.
Job Market Refuses to Soften, Fed Gets More Stuffing for Rate Hikes: Layoffs, Quits, Job Openings, Hires by Wolf Richter • Nov 1, 2022 • 108 Comments Still a contorted labor market with massive churn and job hopping, but slightly less than in early 2022. Only retail is back to the old normal.
Most Contorted Job Market Ever Struggling to Revert to Normalcy? by Wolf Richter • Oct 7, 2022 • 154 Comments Last jobs report before next Fed meeting. Not giving the Fed any material for second thoughts about ratcheting up its rates.
Layoffs, Quits, Job Openings, Hires: Slight Softening of Contorted Labor Market, Still Massive Churn & Job Hopping by Wolf Richter • Oct 4, 2022 • 47 Comments The Fed gets more rate-hike material. Only retail trade is back to normal.
Laid-Off Workers Hired Quickly by Other Companies: This Labor Market Is Astonishingly Strong, Fuel for Fed Inflation Worries by Wolf Richter • Sep 29, 2022 • 145 Comments It’s already playing a key role in every one of Powell’s press conferences.
Stock Selloff, Collapse of Cryptos, Meme Stocks & SPAC/IPO Zombies Bringing Day Traders Back into the Labor Force? by Wolf Richter • Sep 2, 2022 • 173 Comments Interesting stuff happening in the labor market, suddenly.
This Labor Market Still Defies any Slow Down: Layoffs, Quits, Job Openings, and Hires by Wolf Richter • Aug 30, 2022 • 116 Comments Historic-low layoffs, astronomical job openings, aggressive hiring, massive churn & job hopping: Weirdest labor market ever.
