BTS calculates FTEs by dividing the number of part-time employees by 2 and adding that figure to the number of full-time employees. The February 2024 industry-wide numbers include 683,984 full-time and 112,219 part-time workers for a total of 740,094 FTEs, an increase from January of ...
while the unemployment rate was 3.5%, matching its lowest level in more than 50 years. An alternative measure of joblessness that counts those not looking for work and holding part-time jobs for economic reasons edged higher to 7%.
A reported 212,000 jobs were added to the U.S. private sector in February as small business hiring soared, according to ADP Research Institute. ADP’s monthly employment figures, which are typically released ahead of the Labor Department’s official jobs numbers due for release Friday, saw ...
KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs - February 2024 Starting salary inflation softens to 34-month low in January Save this article to my library View Print friendly version of this article Opens in a new window Go to bottom of page ...
or for real numbers –expressed through the medium of German-language rap: EDIT: and here is a lesson on fractions, expressed through the medium of a burger chain advertisement: I’d be interested to know what further examples of this type are out there. ...
one would often need to take the official job numbers with a grain of salt since many of the created jobs were part-time and not full-time positions that would lend themselves to supporting household formation and other economically beneficial activities. However, that does not appear to be the...
The January jobs report came out: The economy added 517K jobs in January, far more than analysts had expected. That pushed the unemployment rate down to 3.4%, which is lower than at any time during the Trump administration. The last time unemployment was this low was May, 1969. It’s ...
everyone obviously did great jobs at working smarter since the work got done with our smaller teams. Thank you to all who volunteered. No matter what your task/team was – administration, Art for Hearts, assembly, bag packing/delivery, Children’s Day, events, field trips, finance, Golf4Hea...
The labor market is holding up but cooling as many large companies announce layoffs. The economy added 223,000 jobs in December while unemployment fell to a 50-year low of 3.5%, and new claims for unemployment insurance declined to only 186,000 during the week ending January 21. Some indust...
Writing when you don’t want to can be miserable. When I was a music journalist 20+ years ago, one of my regular gigs was to turn press releases into short news items and it was one of the most boring jobs I’ve ever had.