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Despite Continued Slowdown, US Wage Growth Remains Solid

By Nick Bunker - June 7, 2023
Growth in wages and salaries advertised in job postings on Indeed was still robust in May, but it has dropped by four percentage points since its peak in January 2022.
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May 2023 Jobs Report: Blockbuster Gains with Some Red Flags

By Nick Bunker - June 2, 2023
Job gains picked up in May, but there are some concerning signals under the hood.

April 2023 JOLTS Report: Getting Closer to a “Normal” Labor Market

By Nick Bunker - May 31, 2023
Job openings ticked up in April, but other key indicators in the report point toward a resilient but moderating labor market.

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US Retail Labor Market Update – 2023 Q1

By Daniel Culbertson - April 25, 2023
The Indeed Hiring Lab tracks Retail employment trends, analyzing the latest Indeed and Bureau of Labor Statistics data. We look at overall Retail employment trends, and dive deeper into Indeed job postings trends and various Retail occupational categories.
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US Retail Labor Market Update - 2023 Q1

US Transportation Labor Market Update – 2023 Q1 

By Daniel Culbertson - April 25, 2023
The Indeed Hiring Lab tracks Transportation employment trends, analyzing the latest Indeed and Bureau of Labor Statistics data. We look at overall labor market trends, and dive deeper into job postings trends in various Transportation occupational categories. Finally, we dive into recent trends in worker churn.
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US Transportation Labor Market Update - 2023 Q1

US Business-to-Business Labor Market Update – 2023 Q1

By Daniel Culbertson - April 25, 2023
The Indeed Hiring Lab tracks business-to-business (B2B) employment trends, analyzing the latest Indeed and Bureau of Labor Statistics data. We look at overall labor market trends, and dive deeper into job postings trends in various B2B occupational categories. Finally, we focus on recent developments in layoffs and worker turnover.
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US Business-to-Business Labor Market Update - 2023 Q1

US Healthcare Labor Market Update – 2023 Q1 

By Daniel Culbertson - April 25, 2023
The Indeed Hiring Lab tracks Healthcare employment trends, analyzing the latest Indeed and Bureau of Labor Statistics data. We look at overall labor market trends, and dive deeper into job postings trends in various Healthcare occupational categories. Finally, we dive into recent trends relating to employers' advertisement of salary in job postings.
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US Healthcare Labor Market Update - 2023 Q1

US Business-to-Business Labor Market Update – 2022 Q4

By Daniel Culbertson - December 27, 2022
Daniel Culbertson, Senior Economist for The Indeed Hiring Lab, dives into the latest trends in the US Business-to-Business Labor Market.
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Business-to-Business Labor Market Update Q4 2022

US Healthcare Labor Market Update – 2022 Q4

By Daniel Culbertson - December 27, 2022
Daniel Culbertson, Senior Economist for The Indeed Hiring Lab, dives into the latest trends in the US Healthcare Labor Market.
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A line graph titled “Layoffs rose in March” showing the layoffs and discharges rate for the United States. The graph shows data from January 2019 through March 2023. The layoff rate was low for much of 2021 and 2022 but has been trending upward recently.
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