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.
Recession Watch: This Labor Market is Not There Yet, Nor Are Consumers by Wolf Richter • Aug 25, 2022 • 183 Comments Over the decades, recessions were preceded by spikes in unemployment claims. We keep our eyes on them as the recession watch has begun.
Recession Mongers Shocked & Horrified by this Surge in Employment by Wolf Richter • Aug 5, 2022 • 165 Comments They’re praying for a recession to “force” the Fed to pivot. But it’s tough to have an official recession with employment growing, wages surging.
Layoffs, Discharges, Quits, Job Openings, and Hires: Still Massive Churn & Job Hopping, but Losing Some Steam by Wolf Richter • Aug 2, 2022 • 87 Comments Weirdest labor market ever gets a little less weird.
Big Tech & Startups Getting Ready for Reality: Shedding People, Offices, and Warehouses by Wolf Richter • Jul 27, 2022 • 126 Comments It’s kind of sobering. Reality has that effect, after a drunken binge.
I Want to Add a Word about Ageism in this Bizarre Labor Market and How it Hits Labor Force & Unemployment Numbers by Wolf Richter • Jul 8, 2022 • 289 Comments And there was nothing in this jobs report to spook the Fed out of tightening.
