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Job market may break out post-omicron

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 3, 2022
The February national employment report, due Friday, is expected to show strong job growth and wage gains.
February's national jobs report is expected to look good, but read it with a grain of salt. Other recent employment reports have been revised upward after their initial releases.
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January's strong jobs report says more people have come off the sidelines to go to work

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 4, 2022
Many older people returned to work, but the recovery isn't as strong for people of color and women.
The federal jobs report surprised forecasters, showing that people are returning to work and fewer left the workforce than believed.
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Indigenous workers have been hit hard by COVID-19. But Friday's jobs report won't reflect that.

by Savannah Maher
Feb 1, 2022
American Indians and Alaska Natives aren't included in the monthly report, so they are often left out of discussions on economic well-being in the U.S.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data for its monthly jobs report by talking to businesses and individuals. Some folks it doesn't talk to? American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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Surveys of employers, households paint 2 pictures of the job market

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 7, 2022
Despite a disappointing jobs report, the news is still pretty good.
Fewer jobs than expected were added to December payrolls. That can be partly explained by the difficulty in hiring workers these days.
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Jobs abundant, workers remain in high demand

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 7, 2022
The December Jobs Report will be closely watched for signs that employers added more jobs at the end of 2021.
A "Now Hiring" sign hangs near the entrance to a Winn-Dixie Supermarket in Hallandale, Florida. The need for workers has remained a sign of consistency in the labor market.
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Despite a meh jobs report, high-frequency data paints a bright picture

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 6, 2021
With signing bonuses, rising wages and less fear of being laid off — what's not to like?
Each month since June, employers have posted more than 10 million job listings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Warehouse jobs increased by 50,000 this month. Are those jobs here to stay?

by Justin Ho
Dec 3, 2021
That sector now employs more than 200,000 more people than it did before the pandemic.
Warehouse employment has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the job market since 2019. Above, workers in an Amazon fulfillment warehouse.
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The economy is adding more jobs than reports first reflect

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 18, 2021
Other employment numbers have been subject to a lot of revision as well.
Many employment statistics and reports have been revised, pointing to difficulties in understanding real-time labor conditions amid the pandemic. Above, a pedestrian walks past a "help wanted" sign.
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Good news in the latest jobs report: Wages are up, especially in low-paying sectors

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 5, 2021
The not-so-good news? Inflation has eaten up most of the gains.
While lower-wage service workers, like bar and restaurant employees, are seeing some of the highest wage growth, they're also the most vulnerable to cost-of-living increases.
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The job market's turbulent – and likely to remain that way

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 5, 2021
Between COVID, shifting policy, and "The Big Quit", it's hard to get a handle on how the employment picture's changing.
In August, job growth fell by two-thirds to just about 360,000, and September was not even at 200,000. The nature of the job market has been difficult to forecast.
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