Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Health Care: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies for Success in 2024,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Advisory Board’s Vidal Seegobin will explore the top trends affecting health systems, offer guidance on identifying which trends matter most, and share strategies for responding to these trends and ensuring future…
Construction Sector Adds 39,000 Jobs Between February and March With Increases in Every Residential and Nonresidential Category
Construction employment in March totaled 8,211,000, seasonally adjusted, a gain of 39,000 from the upwardly revised February total, according to an analysis of government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. The monthly increase was the most since January 2023. The sector has…
Amazon Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Cloud-Computing Business
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs from its cloud-computing business, the company’s latest round of layoffs as it aims to reduce costs. Amazon Web Services said it intends to eliminate several hundred jobs in sales, marketing, and global services. It said it would cut hundreds of additional jobs…
NFIB Jobs Report: Small Business Job Openings Fall to Prepandemic Levels
A seasonally adjusted net 11% of small businesses in March planned to create new jobs in the next three months, down one point from February and the lowest level since May 2020, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. Overall, 56% of small business owners reported hiring or…
The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central
ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations. This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central: How long is too long for an interview process Pursuing out-of-state hospital contracts Ways…
Initial Jobless Claims Tick Up to Highest Since January
Initial applications for unemployment benefits advanced last week to the highest level since January, consistent with a recent uptick in the number of job reductions. Initial claims rose by 9,000 to 221,000 in the week ended March 30, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The median forecast…
Growth of Activity Sustained at End of First Quarter
The U.S. service sector remained in growth territory at the end of the opening quarter of the year as success in securing new business led companies to expand their output, according to S&P Global. Rates of expansion eased in both cases, however. Firms nevertheless continued to increase their…
Just Because It Takes Time to Respond to an EEOC Subpoena Doesn’t Make It an Undue Burden
In EEOC v. Ferrellgas L.P., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the time it would take for employees to find the necessary documents to respond to a subpoena from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does not constitute an undue burden. The employer had…
Construction Employment Increases in 227 of 358 Metro Areas From February 2023 to February 2024
Construction employment rose in 227 of 358 metro areas (63%) between February 2023 and February 2024, according to an analysis of government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, added the most construction jobs (7,300 jobs or 4%) between…
The Latest ‘Quiet’ Workplace Trend Is ‘Cutting’—Diminishing Someone’s Role So They Quit on Their Own
Roughly three-fourths (77%) of workers have witnessed quiet cutting, with 58% saying they’ve personally been affected by it, according to a survey of 2,869 U.S. workers by job search website Monster. Quiet cutting happens when employers cut back on an employee’s workload, responsibilities, role,…
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