Q4 Labor Market Report Highlights
This week marks the release of Talent 2025’s seventh annual talent demand report, the Q4 2020 Labor Market Report, which is the first quarterly report in.
Posted April 30, 2021
Standing Out in a Competitive Job Market: Tips for Jobseekers
Despite a declining unemployment rate, at 5.6 percent in West Michigan and 5.1 percent statewide, there are nearly twice as many jobseekers looking for.
Posted April 23, 2021
2020 ALICE Report: Who's Struggling in West Michigan
Throughout West Michigan, as with the rest of the nation, there are many households who struggle to afford their basic necessities despite having one or.
Posted April 9, 2021
Reducing Bias in the Workplace
Every second, the human brain processes 11 million bits of information. Of the 11 million, only 50 bits are actually conscious. For the remainder, our.
Posted March 26, 2021
Job Postings Trends Show Continued Growth in West Michigan
National Job Trends While it’s difficult to pinpoint which sectors will experience the fastest recovery following the coronavirus outbreak, the disparate.
Posted March 19, 2021
American Community Survey Shows Progress in West Michigan
Every year the U.S. Census Bureau releases several datasets that originate from the American Community Survey (ACS). Although a majority of Americans.
Posted March 5, 2021
With high unemployment, how can Michigan’s labor market be tight?
Over 300,000 jobs were displaced in Michigan as a result of the pandemic, with the number of unemployed nearly doubling over that time (93%). The largest.
Posted February 26, 2021
From Research to Implementation: Professional Development Opportunity for D&I Practitioners
Last month, the new diversity and inclusion guidebook, Five Essential Leadership Competencies of an Effective D&I Practitioner was announced. This.
Posted February 19, 2021
Protecting Your Virtual Workspace
Following the COVID lockdowns and closures, virtual workspaces have become the norm. Today, there is no doubt that digital literacy skills are part and.
Posted February 12, 2021
Unemployment Advances in December, a First since April
Michigan’s Unemployment Rate Advances in December Reversing the trend of the past seven months, Michigan’s unemployment rate advanced by 1.0 percent in.
Posted February 5, 2021
