by Kim Wallace, Executive Vice President, Hire Dynamics Ninth Annual Next Gen Manufacturing Event Facts With the unemployment rate at a fifty-year low of 3.7% and only .8 Americans available to fill the 7.2 million jobs open at the end of July, the U.S. is truly in a tight labor market. And the candidate […]
By Andi Haynes, Senior Director of On-Sites Take a drive through your town and count the ‘Help Wanted’ notices you see on signs and storefronts in just two miles – 10? 20? More? I bet you will be amazed at how many you spot, as businesses everywhere are looking for people to fill their open […]
By Stephen Koch, Director of Field Recruiting It’s third quarter and time to focus on seasonal hiring. Planning for the season is especially important in today’s tight labor market as talent can easily move to another job or company. There are more open jobs than there are people looking for employment, a trend that has […]
By Sonya Buckley, Chief People Officer I first learned about the inverse relationship between supply and demand in my high school Economics class: when something is in short supply, demand for it increases. That concept fascinated me then and still does. Today’s job market is all about supply and demand; there are more jobs open […]
By Stephen Koch, Director of Field Recruiting Third quarter means one thing to most businesses – busy season is right around the corner. For over a year, organizations have been challenged with historically low unemployment resulting in fewer available candidates and increased wage pressures. And this is not a local issue. The matter has hit […]
Desperately seeking holiday workers By Joe Morris for The Nashville Ledger Competition means higher pay, more perks for seasonal employees Every holiday season has its “must-have” toy or gift item that tops the shopping list. This year it’s workers, as retail and support industries struggle with a tight labor market to find enough employees to […]
The holiday season hiring outlook for the Nashville area looks strong — not surprising given the robust economy. Brenda Franklin, manager for Nashville-based staffing firm Hire Dynamics, said that with the U.S. job market the tightest it has been in five decades and consumer confidence nearing an 18-year high, online shopping is surging. Companies in […]
By Michael E. Kanell Defying the local trend of a September hiring lull, metro Atlanta’s economy added jobs last month, according to a report Thursday from the Georgia Department of Labor. Despite worries about a trade war with China or the ups and downs of the stock market, companies are adding employees and many blue-collar workers are […]
