How the pandemic affected unemployment by gender … There’s a subject that is only now starting to be examined and reported in the media in earnest … how the pandemic has impacted the employment status of women. The unemployment rate for women and men has basically been about the… Read more »

  Three years ago, we poised the question “Will there be enough workers?” Now we ask, “What does that same data tells us today?” After examining the apparent disconnect between low unemployment and fairly stagnant wages / low inflation as the Phillips Curve appeared to no longer be functioning properly… Read more »

  Are jobs and employment going sideways? Two days ago the Federal Reserve Board published its September 2020 edition of the Beige Book, their regional and sector anecdotal observations of the economy. Several common themes cropped up throughout the country and we’ll examine this excerpt from the Beige Book more… Read more »

  How many people are unemployed?  Does anyone know? Last month we titled our opening analysis as “Has unemployment been misstated? Yes — read on if you want more detail. The title of an article published in the spring 2020 issue of Chicago Booth Magazine, which is the alumni magazine… Read more »

By: Sue Jagan Recruiting can be monotonous. It’s hard to see the forest through the trees, as my high school chemistry teacher would so often say, but you have to grind it out. As recruiters, we know activity drives results but we are in the middle of a pandemic, and… Read more »

Labor Forecast Predicts 28.7% Decrease in Demand for Temporary Workers for 2020 Second Quarter; Covid-19 Pandemic Triggers Devastating Blow to Labor Market — Industry Consulting Firm G. Palmer & Associates’ Quarterly Forecast Assists in Previewing Near-Term Hiring Patterns — Reported provided by G. Palmer & Associates Newport Beach, California, April… Read more »

  Has unemployment been misstated? Yes — read on if you want more detail … In our report of the April 2020 employment situation, we questioned, “Are workers accurately reporting their job prospects or is it wishful thinking that they will be recalled from layoffs? Also, are employers are not… Read more »

5 Strategies for Effective Diversity Recruitment by David Daniels IV America has a hiring problem. National unemployment has ascended to levels not seen since the Great Depression and anti-Black racism has once again forced itself to the forefront of national conversation. Businesses are struggling to perform corporate social responsibility in the age… Read more »

  Last month (see the discussion here), we discussed workers on self-reported temporary layoffs questioning if “these workers [are] really only on temporary layoffs? Obviously, returning to work is contingent on a business to return to — and many businesses may not survive and reopen. Are workers accurately reporting their… Read more »

  The Faces of Mee Derby is an initiative to share the stories of our team and their journey’s through the staffing industry from a personal and professional perspective. COVID is bringing us all together in a whole different way by connecting through technology. From our home offices to yours,… Read more »