Metrics

Employers eager to reopen, cautious about the details

06/04/2020

As states relax stay-at-home orders, 78% of employers surveyed by the Littler Mendelson law firm say they will reopen within three months, with 34% planning to do so within one month.

Thanks, coronavirus! We’re staying home this summer

06/02/2020

Summer is right around the corner, but many professionals plan to keep their noses to the grindstone, new research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows.

Going remote: Workers are split

05/28/2020

America’s great WFH experiment the past few months has yielded many converts.

Coronavirus has altered work for 74% of employers

05/27/2020

Planning is well underway for U.S. employers to get back to work in a post-covid-19 environment, according to a new survey by the Willis Towers Watson consulting firm.

Snapshot: Coronavirus impact by generation

05/19/2020

Half of Generation Z workers report that they or someone in their household has lost a job or taken a pay cut.

SHRM survey: Most small businesses could fail

05/12/2020

New research released by the Society for Human Resource Management warns the state of small business could go from bad to worse, as more than half of business owners said they expected to be out of business within six months.

Snapshot: COVID-19’s impact on Americans’ jobs

05/05/2020

Low-wage workers earning less than $36,000 per year have been hit hardest by coronavirus-related job losses.

Employers get high marks on handling coronavirus

04/28/2020

Companies are rising to the occasion to navigate the pandemic, new research from staffing firm Robert Half shows.

Applicant demands reflect lower expectations

04/28/2020

In a February 2020 survey of upcoming college grads, 75% said they were not open to temporary roles and 80% wouldn’t accept part-time work. What a difference three months and a global pandemic make.

Snapshot: How has the coronavirus crisis affected staffing?

04/14/2020

The rapid business paralysis that set in last month has manifested in many ways, none of them good for employment.