Category: Indeed Blog

Workers across countries see skill development as essential but many feel employers consider it less of a priority. Recent evidence from Spain shows that incentivizing companies to offer permanent contracts can lead them to offer more training. The post Workers Want Training but Employers Don’t Always Deliver. Can Policy Help?

The pandemic didn’t just temporarily disrupt the labor market, it created a period of labor hoarding that we’re only now fully working through. The post What Goes Up, Must Come Down: How the Labor Market Is Emerging From the Long Shadow of the Pandemic appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

What do millions of job postings reveal about the core skills required by employers in today’s labor market? The post Skill Set, Match appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Why is the US Labor Force Participation Rate projected to fall through 2034? The answer lies in a powerful force that operates quietly in the background of the labor market, and it’s unlikely to reverse anytime soon. The post The Demographic Squeeze: Why Labor Force Participation is Projected to Fall

March’s numbers were strong, but recent data show the job market is getting quieter and more volatile, with monthly gains and losses adding up to little net growth. The post March 2026 Jobs Report: A Bumpy Road and a Moving Finish Line appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

A labor market already struggling to find a gear is looking at fresh speed bumps ahead. The post February 2026 JOLTS Report: Stuck in Neutral appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

The gap between male and female labor force participation has hit a record low — and it’s still falling. The post March 2026 Labor Market Update: How Women Have Closed the Other Workforce Gender Gap appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Working with stale data, the FOMC kept its target rate unchanged. Where they’ll go from here is highly uncertain. The post March 2026 FOMC Reaction: Hold On to Your Hats appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

The post-pandemic inflation surge eroded the purchasing power of posted wages across major economies. Advertised wages have now caught up in some countries, but not all, and the speed at which wages typically adjust from country to country might help understand why. The post Advertised Wage Growth Has Still Not

While job openings increased slightly in January 2026, the quits rate remains stubbornly low in this “low-hire/low-fire” job market. The post January 2026 JOLTS Report: Waiting to Exhale appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Healthcare, the primary sector holding up payrolls, went negative in February. The post February 2026 Jobs Report: An Overwhelmingly Disappointing Report appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Why the healthcare and social assistance subsector alone can’t cure an ailing labor market. The post We Can’t All Be Nurses appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Signing bonus offers have declined alongside wage growth and hiring activity, but remain well above pre-pandemic norms — especially in healthcare. The post Healthcare Hiring Keeps Signing Bonuses Alive in a Cooling Labor Market appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Using the latest Indeed data, these short research briefs track employment trends in five industry verticals over the fourth quarter of 2025. The post US Labor Market Quarterly Verticals for Q4 2025 appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Even as seasonal hiring demand subdues, job seekers continue to show renewed enthusiasm in their job search in the new year. The post February 2026 US Labor Market Update: New Year, Same Resolutions appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Revisions to 2025 data overshadowed an otherwise decent gain of 130,000 jobs in January 2026. The post January 2026 Jobs Report: Revisions to 2025 Data Made an Already Bad Year Worse appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Job openings fell to their lowest level since December 2017, amidst broader signs of weakness. The post December 2025 JOLTS Report: Balance or Breaking Point? appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

Indeed’s real-time data points to a cooler labor market, as a partial shutdown delays government data. The post Jobs Day Data Is on Hold, and the Labor Market May Be Too appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

The Federal Open Market Committee left the federal funds rate unchanged as it tries to balance continued disinflation against a softening labor market. The post January 2026 FOMC Reaction: A Cautious Pause appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.

As companies and state governments pivot to “skills-first” hiring, bachelor’s degrees remain a key requirement on many job descriptions. But these requirements differ drastically by region. The post Where Do College Degrees Still Matter in a “Skills-First” Job Market? appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab.