Talent Acquisition Briefs
Crofoot, Elizabeth
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Improvement in labor force participation of minority groups
February 25 | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Labor shortages are becoming one of the main barriers for sustaining a healthy US economy, especially in industries that hire many blue-collar and manual service workers. Is this a passing phase or a long-lasting problem?
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Employers of blue-collar workers are much more affected by labor shortages
December 04 | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)It is not news that the US labor market is very tight. That is, with the unemployment rate near historic lows, employers are facing significant recruitment and retention difficulties. What is less known is that the labor market is tighter for blue-collar and manual services jobs than for the highly educated white-collar jobs. The exact opposite of prevailing trends in recent decades.
Levanon, PhD, Gad
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The first wave of COVID-19's impact on hiring
April 17 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)In the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are laying off millions of workers and significantly cutting back on hiring new employees. Many businesses are no longer able to operate, or their operations have been limited, resulting in less demand for workers. The Conference Board®-Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) data series, collects millions of online job ads in real-time and classifies them by occupation, industry and location. This allows us to see which
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Improvement in labor force participation of minority groups
February 25 | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Labor shortages are becoming one of the main barriers for sustaining a healthy US economy, especially in industries that hire many blue-collar and manual service workers. Is this a passing phase or a long-lasting problem?
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Employers of blue-collar workers are much more affected by labor shortages
December 04 | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)It is not news that the US labor market is very tight. That is, with the unemployment rate near historic lows, employers are facing significant recruitment and retention difficulties. What is less known is that the labor market is tighter for blue-collar and manual services jobs than for the highly educated white-collar jobs. The exact opposite of prevailing trends in recent decades.
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The new Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index is declining
October 18 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Index has been declining for much of 2019, indicating a slowdown in employment growth. While the HWOL index is certainly weakening, it is nowhere near recession territory. The current decline is about the same as the slowdown in 2015-2016, but much smaller than that of the Great Recession.
Nicaj, Agron
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The first wave of COVID-19's impact on hiring
April 17 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)In the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are laying off millions of workers and significantly cutting back on hiring new employees. Many businesses are no longer able to operate, or their operations have been limited, resulting in less demand for workers. The Conference Board®-Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) data series, collects millions of online job ads in real-time and classifies them by occupation, industry and location. This allows us to see which
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The new Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index is declining
October 18 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Index has been declining for much of 2019, indicating a slowdown in employment growth. While the HWOL index is certainly weakening, it is nowhere near recession territory. The current decline is about the same as the slowdown in 2015-2016, but much smaller than that of the Great Recession.
Ray, PhD, Rebecca L.
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How Boards Can Get Human Capital Management Right in Five (Not So) Easy Steps
April 13 | Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (0)At the outset of the pandemic, employees were the top priority of boards, second only to continued liquidity. That focus intensified during the social unrest following the death of George Floyd. Now, the SEC’s new disclosure rules on human capital management (HCM) could further reinforce the focus on workers — at least temporarily.
Steemers, Frank
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Improvement in labor force participation of minority groups
February 25 | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Labor shortages are becoming one of the main barriers for sustaining a healthy US economy, especially in industries that hire many blue-collar and manual service workers. Is this a passing phase or a long-lasting problem?