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The survey of employers was created to help answer puzzling questions about labor.
It’s possible that higher unemployment means more Black workers are coming back into the labor market.
That’s good for workers, who have been experiencing positive real wage growth since May 2023.
The number of people employed at restaurants and bars went up 0.3% in February from the month before.
For applicants, the interviewing can seem endless. For employers, the pool of workers is small and the future may feel uncertain.
November job openings also trended down but were still above pre-pandemic levels.
Workers prefer the stability of permanent jobs, and permanent workers tend to be more productive.
Retail hiring for the holiday shopping period is roughly flat, while transportation and warehousing are down from last year.
In November, the number of people who want to have full-time work but haven’t found it due to economic reasons declined by about 300,000.
The number of new jobs created each month has been trending down for the past year — but there is also a good amount of positive data in the latest report.
