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Now Hiring: A Newsletter About Staffing, Recruiting, and Talent
July 2024 - The Third Edition
Steve Vittorioso
July 30, 2024
Hello readers,
Hope it’s been a productive and fun July. We’re back with the third installment of your favorite staffing and recruiting trends newsletter.
Let’s get to the headlines.
🥶 U.S. Could See Modest Cooling in Jobs Market
The U.S. labor market could cool modestly in the second half of the year, The Conference Board reported, citing its Employment Trends Index.
🇺🇲 America Is Missing Nearly 2 Million People From Its Workforce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest data shows that the country has 8.1 million job openings but only 6.8 million unemployed workers.
🌍 India Makes Greater Progress Toward DEIB Goals
ManpowerGroup India, a staffing firm with offices in 75 countries, surveyed 3,150 employers in India, and found that 77% are investing in DEIB initiatives, according to its Diversity Outlook Survey.
🇮🇳 India’s Need More To Produce More Jobs For Its Workers
Despite a roaring economy, India is in the middle of an employment crisis, and it needs to produce more jobs and move a greater proportion of its workforce into higher-productivity sectors.
🏥 The Rise of Healthcare Staffing Platforms
That’s just one of three major trends driving the demand for healthcare staffing over the long term, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.
BY THE NUMBERS
📈58%. The percentage of chief financial officers who are optimistic about the U.S. economy—the highest level of optimism since the third quarter of 2021—according to accounting firm Grant Thornton’s second-quarter CFO survey.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
🎙️ We’ve released new episodes of “Now Hiring: A Podcast About Staffing, Recruiting, and Talent,” including some about how staffing and recruiting firms can break the $100-million value barrier.
Thanks for reading! What did you think? What would you like us to include in future editions? Feel free to provide feedback to editor-in-chief Steve Vittorioso at [email protected]. We always love hearing from industry leaders and practitioners like you.