“Classic” Employer Benefits Are A Strong Draw For US Job Seekers Across Ages
Key points: Nearly half (49%) of US job seekers selected “better benefits” as an attribute they were looking for...
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Women Value Flexibility. Are Employers Risking Their Female Talent by Standing Still?
Key points: Benefits, including health insurance and paid sick leave, are most desired in countries where these are not...
Seasonal Hiring Picks Up, but Signs of Hesitance Remain
Key points: Seasonal hiring is outpacing last year’s weak levels, but year-round postings continue to soften as employers lean...
September 2025 Jobs Day Statement: Visibility Remains Limited
Key points: US employers added 119,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%, according to...
Indeed’s 2026 US Jobs & Hiring Trends Report: How to Find Stability in Uncertainty
Key takeaways: A series of new economic forecasts from Indeed Hiring Lab suggest that in 2026, job openings are...
The Long and Short of Job Tenure: Where Workers Put Down Roots or Move On
Key points: The median job seeker on Indeed in the US has been with their current employer for two...
Apprenticeship Interest Booms
Apprenticeship programs in the United States have been growing in recent years in fields such as mechanics, electrical, and...
US Labor Market Quarterly Verticals for Q3 2025
Download our latest labor market reports covering the US transportation, retail, business-to-business (B2B), tech, and healthcare sectors. You can...
Job Postings Erode as Government Shutdown Continues
Key points: As of October 31, job postings had slumped to their lowest level since 2021, with year-over-year declines...
From Classrooms to Careers: Every Lesson Pays
Key points: Any increase in education is associated with an increase in pay, even outside of a four-year degree....
August 2025 Labor Market Update: How Healthcare Roles (and the Women Who Occupy Them) Are Propping Up the Labor Market
Key points: Job postings are elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels in a small majority (54%) of sectors analyzed by...
July 2025 Jobs Day Statement: Balancing on One Leg
Key points: U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and growth...
July 2025 FOMC Reaction: A Surprising Lack of Consensus
Key points: The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to maintain the federal funds target range between 4.25%...
The U.S. Tech Hiring Freeze Continues
Tech job postings on Indeed plunged after a post-pandemic boom and have been quite weak since mid-2023. As of...
Experience Requirements Have Tightened Amid the Tech Hiring Freeze
The hiring environment for U.S. tech job seekers — particularly those looking for entry-level and early career roles —...
June 2025 JOLTS Report: Running on Tired Legs
Key points: According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US job openings fell to 7.4 million in June...
The Workweek: A Round-Up of Labor Market Links for the Week Ending 3/3/17
Welcome back to The Workweek, the Indeed Hiring Lab’s round-up of the latest research, news, and perspectives that made...