Economists say one reason hiring isn't budging is employers are afraid to budge.
For every job seeker, there are 1.05 jobs available.
Separations (that’s layoffs and quits) were essentially flat in June. Hiring ticked up.
In the April jobs report, inflation outstripped wage growth for the first time in three years. When the May jobs report comes out on Friday, we'll find out if that's a trend.
There are now more unemployed people than job openings, which is landing particularly hard on young jobseekers.
A lot of crucial employment reports were expected to come out this week, but the partial shutdown has delayed that.
Private sector employers added 41,000 jobs in December, according to payroll processor ADP.
Employers have added an anemic 35,333 jobs per month since May.
But those job quitters aren’t evenly distributed around the country.
The market is coming down from a hiring boom that wasn’t exactly sustainable.
