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September 2025 FOMC Reaction: Shoring Up the Labor Market

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How Expectations About GenAI’s Impact on Jobs Shape Economic Outlooks and Behavior — and What That Means for Employers

By Yusuke Aoki - August 29, 2025

Key points: Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly transforming the global economy. But it’s not just what the technology can do that matters — it’s also what people believe it will do, and these expectations can significantly shape economic outcomes. If workers expect AI to boost productivity and c...

Quarterly Verticals: Labor Market Updates for Q2 2025

By Daniel Culbertson - August 5, 2025

Using the latest Indeed data, these short research briefs track employment trends in four industry verticals over the second quarter of 2025.

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August 2025 Labor Market Update: How Healthcare Roles (and the Women Who Occupy Them) Are Propping Up the Labor Market

By Laura Ullrich - August 26, 2025

Lopsided market dynamics favor healthcare workers over others at the moment, concentrating job growth in a handful of sectors and leaving many workers on the outside looking in.

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July 2025 US Labor Market Update: Wage Growth Is Outpacing Inflation, but Not for Everyone

By Cory Stahle - July 24, 2025

Recent wage growth has been higher for the highest-paid workers, threatening to leave many behind if annual inflation reignites.

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June 2025 Labor Market Update: When Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

By Allison Shrivastava - June 24, 2025

The headline hires and unemployment numbers tell one story, but the lived experiences of many Americans paint a more complicated — and somber — picture.

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May 2025 US Labor Market Update: What Indeed’s Data Reveals About the Early Impact of Changing Policies on the Job Market

By Cory Stahle - May 22, 2025

Indeed’s real-time job posting data shows emerging weakness in the R&D sector and the D.C. region.

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April 2025 US Labor Market Update: New Degree, New Uncertainty

By Allison Shrivastava - April 17, 2025

Graduating is usually a time of possibility, but a cooling job market and growing uncertainty could dampen this year’s celebrations.

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March 2025 US Labor Market Update: Neurodiversity Inclusive Postings Are Rising, but Untapped Potential Remains

By Guillermo Gallacher - March 18, 2025

Neurodiversity mentions in US job postings have nearly tripled in recent years, signaling a potential effort to tap into a large pool of underutilized talent.

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