How this Grinchy Jobs Report Stole Christmas
The holiday cheer has just begun to set in, but a chill just swept through the United Kingdom economy...
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A Decent (but Boring) Report to Round Out 2024
The U.S. economy continued to add payroll jobs at a very healthy pace last month. The data that was...
What Does the Trump Victory Mean for the German Economy?
Donald Trump’s election win has sent shockwaves through European capitals. For European leaders, the outcome foreshadowed a challenging shift...
Recruiters’ Reality is the Labor Market’s Prophecy
Co-authored by Sam Kuhn, Economist, Appcast Recruiters play a pivotal role in connecting talent with opportunity, ensuring an efficient...
The UK Labor Market is Cooling, But Worker Churn Has Frozen
Less than two weeks after Rachel Reeves announced the Autumn Budget that is set to put the U.K. economy...
Recruitonomics Swing State Election Analysis: Pennsylvania
As we explained in our Arizona piece, Trump is currently expected to win the swing states in the Sun...
Storms and Strikes Shake Up October Jobs Report, but Weakening Continues
With the U.S. election just four days away, the October jobs report could have major implications for both voters...
Is This September Report the October Surprise?
Last week, Fed Chair Jay Powell said: “Overall, the economy is in solid shape; we intend to use our...
Will Lower Borrowing Costs Rekindle U.S. Manufacturing Jobs?
It’s no secret that the manufacturing sector is facing a slowdown in the U.S. Coming out of the pandemic,...
Germany’s Manufacturing Sector Imperiled by China Shock
A China shock is threatening to upend manufacturing in Germany. The original China shock describes the economic hardships experienced...
White-Collar Gloom, Blue-Collar Bloom
Following a whirlwind of labor market strength over the past few years, the labor market has cooled down considerably...
Data Revisions Subtract More Than 800,000 Jobs: What Now?
Revisions smack down job growth The U.S. economy might have created some 800,000 fewer jobs last year than what...
Is the Skills Gap Getting Worse in the UK?
The U.K. labor market remains very tight because of various economic shocks that have negatively affected labor supply. The...
Is the Skills Gap Getting Worse in the UK?
The U.K. labor market remains very tight because of various economic shocks that have negatively affected labor supply. The...
The Great Reallocation: Can Worker Churn Explain the Productivity Burst?
Sectoral employment shares have fluctuated wildly during the pandemic Remember when COVID-19 first took the world by storm, bringing...
Will Texas be the New California?
Texas growth miracle Texas is expanding rapidly. Its economy has been growing at a rate of more than 5%...
U.S. Labor Market Moves From Tight to Balanced
The labor market is rapidly shifting from tight to balanced as businesses have scaled back their appetite for hiring....
Latest Jobs Report Reframes the United Kingdom’s Outlook
Economic growth in the U.K. has surprised on the upside This week’s employment report showed some good news on...
The Real Deal With Real Wages and Productivity
The most popular incorrect chart: The disconnect between pay and productivity The disconnect between economic reality and perceptions seems...
The Labor Market is Slowing, and That’s (Mostly) Okay
Despite a heat wave stretching across the United States causing scorching temperatures (including Plam Springs hitting 124 degrees!), June’s...