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Plan for These Free ASA Webinars Happening This Month
Don’t miss these upcoming ASA webinars that can help you position your business for the year ahead. Jan. 24—”The Year Ahead: Recruiting Trends That Will Affect Your Firm in 2023“ Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, and Daniel Culbertson of Indeed will share industry data and discuss the movements that will shape…
2019 Holiday Hiring Update: Retailer Jobs Up From Last Year
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California Federal Judge Compels DoorDash to Conduct—and Pay for—More Than 5,000 Individual Arbitrations
In a proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that DoorDash misclassified drivers as independent contractors, the named plaintiffs had arbitration agreements with class action waivers. Most of the company’s other drivers did as well….
Construction Employment Drops in 236 Metro Areas Amid Project Cancellations, Supply Chain Problems
Construction employment decreased from February 2020 to February 2021 in 236 of the nation’s metro areas amid project cancellations, rising material prices, and supply chain problems, according to an analysis of government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America….
Supply Problems and Lack of Infrastructure Bill Undermine Recovery of Construction Jobs
Only 14 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Texas shed the most construction jobs over the period (-48,000 jobs or -6.1%), followed…
Logistics Hiring Slowed in May Amid Shifts in Retail Sector
Logistics companies pulled back hiring in May amid signs that the boom in e-commerce demand is waning and consumers are shifting spending from goods to services. Trucking, warehousing, and package-delivery companies added a combined 32,900 jobs last month, according to seasonally adjusted…
Construction Employment Was Flat or Down in 112 of 358 Metro Areas Between June 2021 and 2022
Construction employment fell in 61 metro areas (17%) and was unchanged in another 51 out of 358 metro areas (14%) between June 2021 and June 2022, according to an analysis of government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, added…
2022 Seasonal Hiring Update: Retail Jobs Fall Below 2021 Levels; Retail Employment in November at 2018 Levels
As economic softness looms, the number of seasonal jobs added in retail has declined to the lowest level for November since 2008, according to an analysis of nonseasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Retailers added 256,700 jobs in…
Construction Employment Increases in 38 States Between October and November, While 42 States Add Jobs Since November 2021
In November, 38 states added construction employees, eight states shed workers, and employment was flat in four states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Florida added the most construction jobs (5,400…