New academic jobs increased by 95, from 1,540 to 1,635, while new nonacademic ones increased by 166, from 849 to 1,015. In connection to this, an indicator of the demand for economists, the number of new job listings has increased steadily over the past five years.SiegfriedJohnJ....
A large increase of 44 percent in the number of job listings for economists offered by business enterprises is cited. Job postings are considered in terms of the specialized field of economics required for each position, with economists specializing in mathematical and quantitative methods most ...
For several years, economists have long expressed skepticism of the number of monthly job openings reported by the government. Plentiful free job-listing tools have made it much easier to list a job, while the boom in remote workduring the pandemichas pushed the figures even higher, leading som...
Computer and Mathematical roles Active Job Listings since June Education Industry and Library Hiring for Education and Library roles dropped by 10% in August. Many universities and educational institutions finalize their staffing needs by the summer to prepare for the new academic year, leading to ...
The BLS projected that employment of economists would increase by 14% from 2019 to 2029, which was much faster than the average for all occupations. With a few exceptions, steady job growth usually signifies a favorable job market for applicants. This should hold true for agricultural ...
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The latter take the longest to adapt (more than 3.5 months, according to their own estimates), while they work in a company for an average of 3.4 years. Engineers and economists are among the most stable employees: they change employers on average once every six years, and adapt in just ...
BROADER IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CAREER INDUSTRY 1. Data on Labor Market is Skewed. Ghost jobs distort labor market statistics and make the actual demand for a job difficult to trace by policymakers, researchers, or economists. This misrepresentation leads to inappropriate labor policies or funding relati...
But there’s one important factor that federal employees need to keep in mind: It’s not so easy to get private-sector job these days, economists say. “There has been remarkably little hiring taking place lately,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. “You actually have qui...
The labor market is still strong, characterized by low layoffs and unemployment, economists said. However, job applicants should be prepared for a more challenging hiring environment than in 2021 and 2022. A gradual cooling of the labor market has made it tougher...