Understanding the latest trends and adapting to new challenges is crucial for both employers and job seekers. Our recent conversation, The Evolving Labor Market: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities, featured our Recruitment Solutions Senior Leadership and recruiting experts, who dove into the dynamic world of work, offering valuable insights and practical advice on navigating this evolving landscape.
Read MoreApril 2025 Jobs Report: The Economy is Still Growing But Cautiously
The U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs in April 2025, exceeding expectations but reflecting a deceleration from the prior month’s upwardly revised 185,000 gains. The unemployment rate remained at 4.2%, holding steady for the third consecutive month. While hiring continued in several sectors, particularly healthcare, transportation and warehousing, and financial activities—layoffs in the federal government and manufacturing highlight the growing impact of economic uncertainty, especially around tariffs and government restructuring.
Read MoreEmployees want confidence that solid work and a well-managed organization lead to job security.
In this column, we continue to examine the seven individual attributes of the RESPECT model (Recognition, Exciting Work, Security, Pay, Education and Career Growth, Conditions, and Truth) by focusing on security.
With the recent pressure to reduce or scale back diversity programs, we have some news - our data says employees like their company’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. While our response may be controversial, the Q4 2024 Employee Experience & Engagement Survey by Engage2Excel sheds light on how U.S. employees perceive their employers’ DE&I initiatives. It provides valuable insights into workplace diversity and what employees want as organizations reevaluate their diversity programs.
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