Metrics

Snapshot: Percentage of teens with summer jobs declines

05/15/2018

Summer youth employment has fallen dramatically in the last 40 years.

Unemployment, labor force participation near historic lows

05/08/2018

Good news and bad news from the April unemployment report.

Snapshot: Millennials are largest generation in the labor force

05/01/2018

Millennials—born between 1983 and 2000—make up more than one-third of the workforce.

Would you give up social media for a 10% raise?

04/30/2018

A survey of 1,200 Americans by LendEDU asked what they’d give up or do exchange for a 10% raise on their annual salary.

Foreign students bypassing U.S. universities to study elsewhere

04/24/2018

The United States’ loss is Australia’s and Canada’s gain, according to preliminary data from the Institute of International Education.

HR field ranks high in survey of job potential

04/24/2018

There’s good news for some HR pros in a new study by WalletHub, a company that provides personal finance tools and advice.

Class of ’18: STEM majors in demand, soft skills too

04/10/2018

With a tight labor market and skills shortages squeezing many industries, employers are sure to embrace the nearly 3 million college students who will graduate this May. The issue will be whether they have the skills required for the jobs available.

Employees pessimistic about retiring before age 65

04/10/2018

Thirty-seven percent of workers expect to work past age 70, an increase from 30% two years ago.

Really? Dog ate your schedule? Old, new excuses for being late

04/03/2018

According to a new CareerBuilder survey, when asked how often they come in late to work, 25% of workers admitted they do it at least once a month, and 12% say it’s a weekly occurrence for them.

Snapshot: Percentage of women who work

03/27/2018

Women age 21 to 36 are much more likely to be working than their grandmothers and even their moms.