Labor Forecast Predicts 8.6% Decrease in Demand for Temporary Workers for 2021 First Quarter — Industry Consulting Firm G. Palmer & Associates’ Quarterly Forecast Assists in Previewing Near-Term Hiring Patterns — Reported provided by G. Palmer & Associates   Newport Beach, California, January 14, 2021,  — Demand for temporary workers… Read more »

  How jobs have returned … and how much further they need to go to return to where they were … Let’s start out my wishing everyone a Happy New Year and hoping 2021 is better than last year. Instead of sending an e-card to everyone — and we surmise… Read more »

2020 has been a year that changed and challenged much of our personal and professional lives. As we near the year’s end we wanted to take a moment to wish you a wonderful holiday season and thank you for partnering with Mee Derby during these uncertain times. This year we… Read more »

Today, December 15, marks the 32nd anniversary of Mee Derby. 2020 has been like no other, presenting challenges and opportunities. We persevered with the strength of an amazing team, clients and candidates. Thank you to the staffing community for 32 years of service and here is to many more.  

How the pandemic affected employment by race … Last month we looked the effect the pandemic had on employment — well, unemployment to be more precise — by gender and drilled down further by age grouping. This month we look at the pandemic’s effect on unemployment by race. We normally… Read more »

Robin Mee, founder and president of Mee Derby, was named one of the 150 Women leaders in staffing for her forward thinking, progressive methods which push forward and shape the global staffing industry! Mee has appeared on this list 6 times since it’s inception in 2015. Mee Derby is celebrating… Read more »

  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 »