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It wasn’t so long ago that pickings seemed slim to companies in search for new talent. Now they may have more options than they know what to do with.
Over 200,000 jobs were added to the market in May, according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, but with unemployment at 4.1% as of June — the highest it’s been since November of 2021 — hiring managers and recruiters are struggling to keep up with the demand from the workforce, and it’s leading to an overcrowded job market that benefits no one.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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