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Recruitment & Retention

April job gains suggest labor market is stabilizing, for now

“Today’s top line number is solid, but I don’t think it’s going to endure,” one labor economist said.


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Recruitment & Retention

Professional and business services sector led on hirings, firings in March

While AI may not be changing the overall level of jobs, “it’s creating more turnover as jobs change,” one labor economist said.


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Background screening hasn’t broken, but growing complexity has introduced new risks through process gaps and inconsistent execution. Explore how organizations are strengthening compliance, maintaining consistency, and scaling hiring without sacrificing defensibility.


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Recruitment & Retention

Legislative lowdown: DOL proposes higher minimum wages for some foreign-born workers, including H-1B holders

The Department of Labor is seeking to increase the minimum wage levels employers must pay to foreign-born workers they’re hiring through visas such as the H-1B program and other labor certifications. Here’s more on what HR needs to know.


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More Time for Talent: Where to Put AI to Work in Hiring

As AI moves from theory to practice in hiring, HR leaders are focused on implementing it in ways that enhance rather than replace human connection. Learn how talent teams can automate repetitive tasks, strengthen governance, and build tech-enabled processes that improve both efficiency and the candidate experience.


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Recruitment & Retention

Strong job gains in January mask statistical noise and uneven growth

The US economy added 130,000 jobs in January, but employers and job seekers should take that estimate with a grain of salt.


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Recruitment & Retention

Trump’s latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead

The president nominated career labor statistician Brett Matsumoto to lead the agency late last month.

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