In a Tight Labor Market, Unions Are Smaller but Bolder
Throughout 2022, the labor movement made headlines in various industries and states across the country. Reports of strikes and...
Tag: Macroeconomy
The Fed’s Dilemma: Financial Distress or Entrenched Inflation?
Silicon Valley Bank’s failure from a lightning-quick bank run on March 10, the second largest in US history, has...
Hitting The Snooze Button on the Recession Alarm Clock
The U.S. added 311,000 net new jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 3.6%. For the eleventh...
Canada’s Labor Market Sweet as Syrup
In Canada, recession fears continue to be pushed further into the future, as the economy’s labor market hums along....
Inflation Came in Hot, But Consumers Remain Hotter
Consumers spent strongly at the start of the year, complicating the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow inflation. The Personal...
Inflationship Status? It’s Complicated
Inflation has seeped into our economy and taken over public discourse. And, though we are all obsessed with inflation...
Unfortunately, Hard And Soft Data Agree In The UK
We recently noted the divergence between soft economic indicators and hard economic data for the U.S. and Germany. For...
The US Economy Shrugged off a “Vibecession” Last Year
Kyla Scanlon popularized the notion of a “vibecession” last year. It’s a funny term that means serious business. The...
Soft Data Hums Recession, but Hard Data Sings a Different Song
There is no doubt that the energy price shock resulting from the war in Ukraine has hit the European...
Why Are Recruiting Costs Easing?
The tight labor market and competitive nature of recruiting since 2020 sent key costs like cost-per-application and cost-per-click skyrocketing....
A “Wow” Jobs Report
The U.S. labor market continues to leave us searching for superlatives. Simply put: it’s on a tear, adding 517,000...
The BoE’s Renewed “Optimism” About the Economic Outlook
The Bank of England (BoE) just hiked its policy rate by another 50 basis points to 4% as U.K....
Slowing Wage Growth Is Actually a Good Thing
The U.S. labor market has remained resiliently strong, despite tech layoffs, recession fears, and still-high (but ebbing) inflation. A...
What Threats Could Crack Cooling Inflation?
Inflation may be turning a corner but there are still threats that could run it off the road. Some...
Will the Bank of England Engineer a Long-Lasting Recession?
We recently published a piece on the U.K. economy in which we discuss the outlook for economic growth and...
Is the UK Headed for a White-Collar Recession?
The U.K. economy has performed quite poorly since the beginning of the pandemic, being one of the few advanced...
Are We Witnessing “Immaculate Disinflation”?
Inflation is turning a corner. Growth is slowing but still positive. The labor market is resiliently strong. Simply put,...
2022 Ends On A Great Note
In 2022, the U.S. economy added over 4 million jobs and the labor force expanded by 2.5 million people....
A Year in Charts: Recruiting in 2022
For recruiters, 2022 was… a year. Starting off still reeling from the Omicron variant, ending with record-high inflation and...
A Gift of Inflation Knowledge
Even the most joyful holiday tables can include a Grinch harping on about less-than-cheery discussions. Inflation has been the...