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…

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 that the labor …

As the labor market continues to cool, job candidates will have fewer options and less leverage as employers are better positioned to dictate job offer conditions. Additionally, those who are either not content with their job or uncertain about their continued employment have been left with even less bargaining power. Don’t let this discourage y…

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 4.7%.  The economy is sending mixed signals …

In the modern era of the legal industry, the written skills test (often referred to as a performance test) has ingrained itself as a staple of legal recruitment, offering firms another opportunity to make sure candidates have the certain types of knowledge required to succeed at their firm. There are many reasons for the increase in popularity o…

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.…

The bar exam serves as the proverbial last hurdle for any young scholar looking to become an attorney. After countless years of law school and late nights studying, you finally finished the bar exam and are ready to banish your studying materials and textbooks away for good as you try to regain some sanity while you wait for the results. While p…

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 hi…

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 Apri…

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 te…