HireQuest Inc.’s Post

US Labor Data is in - Experts had been anticipating U.S. employers to add a healthy number of jobs in December, while recognizing that below the surface monthly hiring gains were concentrated in a handful of sectors. December’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation Summary data did not disappoint the analysts. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 256,000 in December with growth concentrated in the same sectors. The unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent. After increasing earlier in the year, the unemployment rate has been either 4.1 percent or 4.2 percent for the past 7 months. The number of unemployed people, at 6.9 million, also changed little in December. “The new year promises to be an eventful period in the executive, technical, professional and managerial employment world that our HireQuest Inc. divisions of over 425 offices operate in every day. The obvious primary driver is a new administration with a focus on creating conditions they see driving business investment and economic and job growth. From deregulation to unleashed energy production and technological innovation, improved government efficiency, and a tax environment to encourage investment, the Trump economic team hopes to accelerate long-term growth. A second factor is a dynamic that our MRINetwork and Snelling Staffing professionals deal with almost daily in consultations with clients and top candidates – a move to a final resolution of the work-from-home phenomena,” noted Rick Hermanns, president and chief executive officer of HireQuest Inc. Read more on the report and analysis here: https://lnkd.in/eX4dChsZ #USLabor #LaborStats #JobMarket #JobReport

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