Labour market

11/05/2026

US job openings jump to 7.52 million as layoffs hit 18-month low

Two numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released on November 3, 2026, tell a story that does not fit neatly into either an optimistic or pessimistic frame. Total quits ...

11/03/2026

6 min

Faking skills at work: 1 in 3 workers admit it, survey finds

Addison Group's 2026 Skill Security Report puts a number on a hiring-process vulnerability that many talent acquisition leaders have suspected but rarely quantified: 36% of working and job-seeking Americans , approximately 64 million people, say ...

11/03/2026

6 min

An AI tool now drafts your weekly report in 20 minutes instead of two

An AI tool now drafts your weekly report in 20 minutes instead of two hours. So what happens to the time you just got back? According to Dayforce's 17th annual Pulse of Talent report, published on October 26, 2026, the answer most US workers ...

11/03/2026

7 min

AI layoffs leave long-lasting scar on workers, Goldman warns

You've sent out dozens of applications since the summer. A few recruiters replied, fewer called back, and the roles you used to see every week seem to have quietly dried up. The news cycle keeps warning that AI is about to wipe out millions of ...

11/03/2026

6 min

AI layoffs backfire as firms rehire boomerang employees

In May 2026, employers named AI as the primary reason for almost 40% of announced job cuts , according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Six months on, a measurable share of those decisions is reversing. For CHROs and People & ...

11/03/2026

6 min

DOL's 194,000 claims signal: frozen hiring, not an open market

The Department of Labor's weekly report, published October 29, put initial jobless claims at 194,000 - the lowest reading since mid-July and the seventh consecutive week at or below 200,000. If you are currently employed, that is genuinely good ...

11/03/2026

8 min

USCIS deference rollback turns every H-1B renewal into a fresh eligibility test

If you have held an H-1B visa for nine years, renewed your status three or four times, and built a career on the assumption that an unchanged situation carries forward the last approval, that assumption is now formally under threat. The US ...

11/03/2026

8 min

16 states lift pay floors on January 1: a multi-state HR compliance brief

The Economic Policy Institute's Minimum Wage Tracker counts 16 states set to raise their wage floors on January 1, 2027, while 20 states, including North Carolina, will remain at the federal floor of $7.25 an hour - a rate the Fair Labor ...

10/28/2026

9 min

Public Holidays in the United States 2027: Official Dates and Long Weekends

The 2027 federal holiday calendar delivers a small but real bonus for workers on a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which publishes the official federal holiday schedule under 5 U.S.C. 6103, ...

10/27/2026

12 min

FLSA floor stays at $7.25 while 15 states raise pay in 2027

Starting January 1, 2027, at least 15 states raise their minimum wage, while the federal floor holds at $7.25 an hour , a rate that has not moved since July 24, 2009. Washington sets the highest statewide rate at $17.73 , up 3.5%, followed by ...

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