Monster 2020 Fall Hiring Report When 2020 began, no one could have anticipated the whirlwind that recruiters and hiring managers would face. There were state-mandated shutdowns of some industries, but increased demand in others. Companies were tasked with building an overnight remote workforce, all amid economic uncertainty moving forward. Through it all, Monster has been tracking the impact of the […]
Monster Monthly Hiring Report: October 2020 Snapshot Six months after COVID-19 hit the United States and left millions out of work, the economy is continuing to show signs of recovery. We saw this in both the latest release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) monthly jobs report and also on Monster. While the BLS reported gains of 661,000 jobs last […]
Monster hiring report: August 2020 snapshot Slow and steady, the economy is looking up, at least for now. We saw this in the latest release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) monthly jobs report, which showed that the labor market continued to bring back more jobs last month. And with more jobs, the number of job searches conducted by […]
Staffing outlook: Three industries poised for growth As the country continues to wade through the coronavirus health crisis, employment (or lack thereof) is top of mind. Unemployment rates are still at historic levels, but there’s optimism in the staffing industry about jobs in some fields that may recover from pandemic drops suffered in the spring. Among the segments with forecasted recovery growth: […]
May 2020 jobs report: an unexpected rebound Surprising many job market predictions (including Wall Street estimates that hovered around 8 million losses), the labor market unexpectedly gained 2.5 million jobs in May, while the unemployment rate decreased to 13.3%. Employers brought some workers back, causing payrolls to rise and unemployment to fall, according to the latest release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
The March 2020 jobs report: What employers need to know After a strong start to the year, there was a significant downturn in the economy in last month as the coronavirus pandemic gained traction across the United States, according to the March 2020 jobs report. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report only reports data through the middle of the month, but says 701,000 […]
Monster coronavirus poll results Monster asked our users to share how they’re responding to the coronavirus crisis, from how they’re implementing work-from-home policies to how the pandemic is increasing their anxiety levels and productivity at work. We starting polling on March 12th, as impacts started to be felt at the workplace, and have continued to survey our audience to […]
The January BLS jobs report: What you need to know The economy kicked off the new year—and a new decade—with robust economic growth. According to the latest release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report, the labor market expanded by 225,000 jobs in January. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.6% and average hourly earnings increased by 7 cents, totaling $28.44. Here […]
Monster 2019 year-end hiring report The end of the year often serves as a time for reflection. Did your workforce grow this past year? Were you able to secure candidates who were the right fit for your company? Did you encounter any challenges in recruiting top talent? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) most recent jobs report, […]
Monster's global recruitment survey highlights Things are changing in the recruiting world, but millennials – who have come of age as talent professionals – are ahead of the curve. They are the ones adapting and using newer recruitment methods to be more aligned and ready for the next generation of candidates – Generation Z. This was among the key takeaways […]
