Actionable Insights

Feb 12

Employers turn to more exotic benefits to retain top talent

With the job market still tight, companies are getting creative with the extra perks and incentives they offer employees. More employers...

Feb 12

Layoffs Have Become Routine, But They Shouldn't Be

Mass layoffs were once rare, seen as a sign of corporate distress. But they have now become a routine management practice at even healthy...

Feb 12

Japanese recruitment offers lessons for US companies facing tomorrow’s labor shortages

Japan is experiencing a dire shortage of skilled technology workers, even as it pursues digital transformation and jumpstarts its...

Feb 12

Power shifts back to employers in US white collar labor market

The power dynamic in the job market is shifting back to employers, at least for white collar workers hit by automation and...

Feb 12

Amid immigration debates, political noise of drowns out economic necessity

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects immigration will deliver a massive $7 trillion boost to the US economy over the next...

Feb 6

Minors, Migrants, and Mondays Off: Business around the world brace for demographic deficits

Facing acute labor shortages, businesses worldwide are adopting unorthodox strategies to fill open roles. In Germany, more companies are...

Feb 6

Structural labor shortages call for creative hiring and operational maturity

A tide of retirees is returning to the workforce, lured back by inflation, debt and boredom. This year, 12% of retirees are expected to...

Feb 6

‘Stunning’ January hiring figures shows strong labor market

The January jobs report revealed a labor market still running hot, with 353,000 positions added - the strongest hiring in a year. The...

Jan 30

Remote workers disproportionately hit by recent layoffs

Fully remote workers were 35% more likely to be laid off, with 10% of them losing their jobs versus 7% of office-based or hybrid...

Jan 30

AI is more expensive than people, for now, finds MIT

Fears of AI automating jobs en masse are overblown, according to an MIT study on computer vision technology. By modeling costs,...

Jan 22

Growing job requirements deter applicants

Overly stringent job descriptions are deterring promising applicants, especially recent graduates. A third of grads won't apply if their...

Nov 20, 2023

New hires are still quitting despite softening labor market

Despite a softening labor market, nearly 40% of employees with less than six monthsin a company plan to leave within the next year,...

Nov 5, 2023

The Great Reshuffling Ends but Workplace Turbulence Remains.

The constant churn of employees seeking new opportunities has left many organizations struggling to keep their workforce motivated and...

May 31, 2023

Labor quality surpasses availability as top problem for small businesses

While much attention goes to monthly job reports, labor availability is being replaced by quality as a top concern for small businesses....

May 31, 2023

Talent Remains Hot while Small Businesses Continue to Feel the Heat

Job growth once again came in hot for May, marking the 10th-straight-month that economists have underestimated the pace of new job...

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