Which Industries Gained Jobs, Which Lost Jobs: Longer-Term Employment Trends in Charts by Wolf Richter • Dec 10, 2023 • 83 Comments New all-time highs: Construction, Wholesale trade, Arts & Entertainment, and State government.
The Question is Not “When” but “Why” the Fed Would Cut Rates with a Labor Market this Strong and Wage Growth Accelerating by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2023 • 276 Comments The amazing labor market that just keeps plugging along despite the high interest rates.
Wage Growth Not Cooperating with Rosy Scenario of a Normalizing Labor Market by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2023 • 63 Comments Wages of production and non-supervisory employees accelerate for third month to 5% annualized. Turns out, the big drop in August was a head fake.
Job Market Retightened in Some Industries, Loosened in Others: Layoffs & Discharges, Voluntary Quits, Job Openings, and Hires by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2023 • 134 Comments Job openings in construction near record; job market retightens in manufacturing and in business & professional services where many tech companies are.
Which Industries Lost Jobs, Which Gained Jobs? Longer-Term Employment Trends in Charts by Segment by Wolf Richter • Nov 3, 2023 • 44 Comments Some are hot, some are very cold.
Manufacturing Jobs Hit by Strikes. Job Growth Still Decent. We Look at Part-Time Jobs (Plunged), Self-Employment, and Multiple Jobholders by Wolf Richter • Nov 3, 2023 • 53 Comments Increases in average hourly earnings accelerate sharply for private sector Production and Nonsupervisory Employees.
Alphabet Shows the Mega-Layoff Announcements Were Just That, Headcount Dropped Far Less and is Rising Again by Wolf Richter • Oct 25, 2023 • 52 Comments But the layoff announcements across tech and social media were effective in re-explaining to workers who the boss is.
My Favorite Recession Indicator: No Recession in Sight Yet by Wolf Richter • Oct 19, 2023 • 129 Comments There will be a recession someday, there’s always one eventually. But not yet.
A Jobs Report You’d Expect from an Economy Plugging along Just Fine (What a Bummer?). Thing about Multiple Jobholders by Wolf Richter • Oct 6, 2023 • 208 Comments The number of jobs created was even upwardly revised, for a change.
What, the Tech & Social Media Layoff Queens Are Hiring? Trends in Job Openings, Hires, Layoffs & Discharges, Voluntary Quits by Wolf Richter • Oct 3, 2023 • 54 Comments Still a tight labor market for many industries, but the massive churn slows.
