Lower Unemployment Numbers, Fewer Job Applicants?
Posted by EmployTest - on Fri, Feb 03, 2012 @ 02:27 PM
Good news today from the US Department of Labor. The January unemployment rate dropped by 0.2%, which brings it down to 8.3% percent. The rate is down almost a full percentage point since August of last year. The overall employment numbers increased by 243,000 workers. Those gains 
were spread across many areas, including Professional and Business Services, Hospitality/Leisure and Manufacturing.
About half of the Business Services increase happened in "Employment Services" category, which shows our friends in the Staffing Industry were doing the heavy lifting in that segment. Government employment didn't change much, which isn't surprising, given the current political climate. No politicians are eager to increase government spending in an election year.
It's still early, but have you seen less applicants for your open positions?
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