Strong Jobs Report Shows 336,000 Added Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly Employment Situation Summary this morning, which reported 336,000 jobs added in September. This is the strongest gain since January. Employers are struggling to find workers as labor force participation holds steady at 62.8% and unemployment remained the same at 3.8%. Job gains for July and August were […]
Continued Signs of Cooling as Labor Market Adds 187,000 Jobs
According to the Employment Situation Summary, the US labor market added 187,000 jobs in August. Economists predicted a lukewarm report similar to last month’s, keeping job gains steady and finally showing signs of cooling. The adjusted job gain in July was 157,000, down 30,000 from the initial report last month. Now the fear may be […]
Inflation Raises Slightly While Labor Market Only Adds 187,000 Jobs
The Consumer Price Index Summary was released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showed an overall price increase of .2 percent to 3.2% in July, up from 3.0% in June. The core CPI, which is a measure of the price index without more volatile items like food and energy, remains elevated at […]
Signs of Cooling Continue as Labor Market Adds 209,000 Jobs
The US Labor Market added 209,000 jobs last month according to the Employment Situation Summary released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment remained mostly the same at 3.6%. Stocks plummeted after Thursday’s ADP Employment Report showed private payrolls added 497,000 jobs last month, nearly double what it reported in May. ADP Chief […]
Wage Growth Slows as Labor Market Adds 339,000 Jobs in May
The US labor market added 339,000 jobs last month, according to data released this morning from The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation for May. Unemployment ticked up slightly from 3.4% to 3.7% but remains hovering near the half-century low. The tight labor market is still the main contributing factor to high inflation despite rate […]
What’s Next for the Economy as BLS Reports 253,000 Added Jobs in April?
According to this mornings’ Employment Situation Summary, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the labor market added 253,000 jobs in April. This is a major increase from March’s revised addition of 165,000. The labor market remains hot amid heightened economic uncertainty. The ADP National Employment Report showed 296,000 added jobs in April. “The slowdown […]
Valiant Search Hires Tiarnan Barrett as New Chief Operating Officer
Valiant Search, a nationwide executive search firm serving attorneys and legal support staff, is very pleased to announce that Tiarnan Barrett has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Barrett will manage all day-to-day operations, oversight, budgeting, marketing, and performance management of the Valiant Search recruiting team. Prior to joining Valiant, Barrett […]
Job Gains Slow as BLS Reports 236,000 Added Jobs in March
The labor market added 236,000 jobs in March, according to the monthly Employment Situation released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down significantly from last month which reported a gain of 326,000 jobs, revised up and is a sign that the economy may be cooling off quicker than economists thought. Today’s […]
Jobs Reports Shows 311,000 Added Jobs, Exceeding Predictions
The Monthly Employment Situation, released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed an increase of 311,000 jobs in February. Prevailing strength spells trouble for the Federal Reserve as the labor market shows its resiliency against interest rate hikes. On Wednesday, the ADP Research Institute released its National Employment Report which showed an addition […]
US Jobs Report: 517,000 Added Jobs in January and Record Low Unemployment
This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the first Monthly Employment Situation of 2023. The labor market ended 2022 with an unexpected addition of 260,000 jobs in December. Today it reported that last month there were 517,000 added jobs and that unemployment held steady at the 50-year low of 3.4%. Economists projected a considerable […]
