Job Market Insights

Sell the house. Sell the Car. Forget it. Inflation and rates are never coming back.

LinkUp is excited to announce the release today of Compass—an intuitive digital toolset for analyzing labor demand in real time and living color.

The BLS recently reported 8.76 million job openings in their February JOLTS report. Read on for our advanced look at March numbers.

The U.S. job market saw a strong start to 2024 with an increase in new jobs and active hiring. However, companies are taking longer to fill positions, with the average job posting time rising.

U.S. Labor demand rose in March, with increases across all metrics – active, created and removed listings; along with increases from the majority of states, industries and occupations.

Persistently elevated wages have reset the natural rate of growth across key macro metrics and the adjustment for the Fed & the markets will cause extreme gnashing of teeth.

Even with diminished expectations around rate cuts, we'll happily take the under on three rate cuts this year.

LinkUp called out 10% YoY drop in job listings at the budget chain a day ahead of a bleak earnings report that hammered $DLTR stock.