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January 2025 US Labor Market Update: Signing Bonus Usage Has Fallen but Remains High

By Cory Stahle - January 28, 2025
About 3.7% of all US job postings on Indeed mentioned a signing bonus in December, nearly double the pre-pandemic average of 1.9%.
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Hiring Lab & World Economic Forum Joint Research Shows How Humans Will Remain an Essential Part of the Global Workforce as AI Evolves

By Annina Hering & Arcenis Rojas - January 28, 2025
Human-centered skills will remain essential in the workplace while AI and generative AI (GenAI) tools continue to evolve and as their adoption in many industries continues to rise, according to a research partnership between the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Indeed Hiring Lab.  Leveraging our uniq...

Hiring Lab’s Global Jobs & Hiring Trends Reports for 2025

By Alexandre Judes & Allison Shrivastava & Cory Stahle & Daniel Culbertson & Jack Kennedy & Lisa Feist - January 15, 2025
Insights and expectations from the Indeed Hiring Lab's Global Jobs and Hiring Trends Reports for 2025.

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Indeed’s 2025 US Jobs & Hiring Trends Report: What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Soft Landing

By Allison Shrivastava & Cory Stahle & Daniel Culbertson - December 10, 2024
The US labor market’s resilience continued in 2024, and now all eyes turn toward a potential soft landing in 2025.
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November 2024 US Labor Market Update: Signs of Changing Attitudes Toward Remote Work

By Allison Shrivastava - November 19, 2024
Even within tech sectors, which are typically more generous with remote/hybrid work offerings, remote opportunities are inching downward compared to the year prior.
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October 2024 US Labor Market Update: Going below the Surface of This Summer’s Stabilization in Job Postings

By Cory Stahle - October 17, 2024
The steady decline in US job postings leveled off this summer, but diverging sector trends in recent years has led to uneven opportunities for job seekers.
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September 2024 US Labor Market Update: Posted Wage Growth Has Picked Up

By Nick Bunker - September 19, 2024
Growth in the wages and salaries advertised in job postings has re-accelerated slightly, with notable strength in high-wage sectors.
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August Labor Market Update: Reasons for Cautious Optimism Around an Ominous Rise in Unemployment

By Nick Bunker - August 21, 2024
The rising unemployment rate can’t be ignored, but the forces behind the recent increase suggest it’s unlikely to immediately turn into a surge.
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July 2024 Labor Market Update: Slowdown in Posted Wage Growth Suggests the Market Has Found a Groove

By Allison Shrivastava & Nick Bunker - July 11, 2024
In a sign of a rebalanced labor market, growth in wages and salaries advertised in job postings has leveled off at its pre-pandemic pace.
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