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For All the Hype Around AI, Many Employers Are Simply Looking for People With Basic Computer Skills

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August 2024 Jobs Day Statement: Back on a Troublesome Trend

By Nick Bunker - September 6, 2024

Key points: The good news from the August jobs report is that the labor market isn’t weakening as quickly as July’s shaky report would have you believe. The bad news is that the labor market’s strength keeps fading. Large downward revisions to data from earlier in the summer put the three-mont...

July 2024 JOLTS Report: Unwelcome News

By Nick Bunker - September 4, 2024

The latest data shows the US labor market is no longer trending toward moderation, but rather deterioration.

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July 2024 Labor Market Update: Slowdown in Posted Wage Growth Suggests the Market Has Found a Groove

By Allison Shrivastava & Nick Bunker - July 11, 2024

In a sign of a rebalanced labor market, growth in wages and salaries advertised in job postings has leveled off at its pre-pandemic pace.

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June 2024 Labor Market Update: Summer Lifeguards Remain in Demand. Summer Interns, Less So

By Nick Bunker - June 13, 2024

Postings for summer jobs are down almost 17% from a year ago, but up 26% from 2019.

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May 2024 US Labor Market Update: How Much Further Can Job Openings Safely Fall?

By Nick Bunker - May 20, 2024

Job openings don’t have much further to fall to return to the rough pre-pandemic balance between openings and unemployment, and by some measures may already be there.

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Quarterly Industry Tracker: Q1 2024

By Daniel Culbertson - April 26, 2024

These short videos and research briefs track employment trends in certain industry verticals, analyzing the latest Indeed data.

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April 2024 Labor Market Update: Posted Wage Growth Is Declining Across Sectors, but Not at the Same Rate

By Allison Shrivastava - April 11, 2024

Despite a broad slowdown, posted wage growth is still pretty strong in several categories, with childcare standing out for consistent growth.

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March 2024 US Labor Market Update: AI Jobs Are on the Rebound

By Nick Bunker - March 14, 2024

AI job postings have risen in recent months after dropping from their peak in March 2022. This pickup is due to a shift toward AI jobs in a few sectors, particularly Software Development.

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