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Dave Gant
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Siemens DISW Supplier Diversity –
Small Business Supplier of the year 2017 & 2023

Daily Staffing, Employment and Economic trends
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papagant.bsky.social
US Manufacturing continues to be stuck in the mud. Increased costs, lower demand and uncertainty in the market are base causes but lower exports are a culprit as well. We continue to be in a Mfg recession in the US.

www.manufacturingdive.com/news/bls-job...
#manufacturing #jobs
Manufacturing saw 8K job losses in December 2025
Preliminary numbers show the industry lost about 68,000 between Dec. 1, 2024, and Dec. 1, 2025. Additionally, the chemical and plastic and rubber product sectors lost the most jobs last month.
www.manufacturingdive.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
conorsen.bsky.social
Since the day after the 2024 presidential election, bitcoin is down and the US has lost 78,000 manufacturing jobs.
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
papagant.bsky.social
PPI increased in Dec by .5%. The largest jump since July and potentially a sign that inflation might be on the rise. Tariff costs are one of the culprits and after 25 had reduced inflation from 24 but the trend does look to be trending up.

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#PPI #inflation
US producer prices post biggest gain in five months, businesses passing on tariffs
U.S. producer prices increased by the most in five months in December amid some pass-through from import tariffs, suggesting inflation could pick up in the months ahead and allow the Federal Reserve t...
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Economic news not negative right now overall, but job news is getting pretty tough. Layoffs are up and unemployment looks like it will rise as companies abandon the "just hold on to our employees" strategy.

apnews.com/article/amaz...
#jobs #economy #layoffs
Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety. Here are some of the biggest recent job cuts
As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market. Economists have said businesses are in a "no-hire, no-fire" standstill as hiring stalls overall.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
papagant.bsky.social
The job market has been stable though subdued in the past few months but it appears that layoffs are going to start coming. In Jan, Amazon announcing 16K, Pinterest, Expedia, Shopify and Oracle are among the list.

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
#jobs #layoffs #unemployment
Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency
Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts on Wednesday, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October, while leaving ​open the possibility of further reductions.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Layoff headlines from this week alone — beginning to pile up.

#$ASML #$AMZN #$PINS #$C
@cnbc.com @reuters.com @nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 AM
papagant.bsky.social
In Jan, Consumer Confidence declined to the lowest level since May of 2014. The slight improvement in Dec seems like a blip now as people feel that jobs are hard to get and inflation is still rising. Personal savings are also quite low.

www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
#economy #jobs
US Consumer Confidence
A monthly survey of US consumer attitudes, spending plans, and expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates
www.conference-board.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Quite a good article on the impact of sourcing candidates through referrals. We all know that the job boards have become ghost towns and traditional recruiting is somewhat broken... very good messaging here.

staffinghub.com/guest-posts/...
#jobs #referrals
The Hidden Workforce Your Competition Can’t Find
The best candidates in your market aren’t on Indeed. They’re not scrolling LinkedIn Jobs. They’re not responding to your postings. They’re working. They’re satisfied (enough). And they’re only reachab...
staffinghub.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
papagant.bsky.social
AI will have a lot of unintended consequences in the years to come. A recent lawsuit against Eightfold AI claims that workers are being denied opportunities because of their implementation of AI.

www.outtengolden.com/newsroom/lan...
#AI #jobs
Workers Accuse Eightfold AI of Illegally Producing Hidden “Credit Reports” on Job Applicants
According to the complaint, Eightfold’s technology quietly operates behind the scenes at some of the nation’s largest employers.
www.outtengolden.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
axios.com
If you're looking for a job, it's a good time to put some AI keywords in your résumé.
The labor market's surprising bright spot – and how to turn it into a job
Around 1 in 25 job listings now reference AI.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Lots to dig into with this one but the "1 in 5 workers globally believes artificial intelligence will have no impact on their jobs" finding is more telling to me because 4 out of 5 do believe that it will have an impact...

www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-...
#jobs #AI
1 in 5 workers see no AI impact on their jobs
However, nearly half of workers fear that AI works in favour of companies rather than themselves, according to a report by Randstad.
www.staffingindustry.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
papagant.bsky.social
2026 world economic outlook from the S&P contains a lot of good things to chew on. Jobs iffy, inflation still around and the resilience of the overall economy not certain and uncertainty remains.

www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
#jobs #economy
www.spglobal.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Staffing hours see a bit of stabilization as we start 2026. If this can hold and then start to trend up it will be the sign that hiring is increasing.

www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-...
#jobs
US staffing hours show signs of stabilization: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
US staffing hours saw their first positive year-over-year growth reading since November 2024.
www.staffingindustry.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Oil industry in the US is pumping as fast as it ever has, prices per-barrel have risen and demand has not taken a huge hit but jobs in the industry are tough to find. When we passed $45 a barrel jobs used to follow but not anymore.

www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-...
#oil #jobs
Oil jobs lost over last decade may not return
The industry has always been cyclical, one exec said. The difference now is hiring isn’t bouncing back even when oil prices recover.
www.staffingindustry.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
papagant.bsky.social
KPMG's labor study shows that Travel Nurses are more economical than initially thought. This is why the staffing business has thrived through the years. Once you add in all the costs of employment, hiring perm employees is quite costly.

natho.org/cost-of-labo...
#travelnurses
National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations - Cost of Labor Study
natho.org
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
aaronsojourner.org
New claims for unemployment insurance down 4% from 207K to low 198K in week ending 1/10.

Continuing claims down slightly.

Consistent with labor market stability
#NumbersDay
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Started 2025 with a lot of conflicting economic trends. 2026 is starting that way as well. Confidence in the economy and in the job market continues to fall while unemployment remains low. Overall trend, "jobs are hard to get".

www.conference-board.org/topics/emplo...
#economy #jobs
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI)
An aggregate of eight labor-market indicators that shows underlying trends in employment conditions. Data series: 1973 – present.
www.conference-board.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
papagant.bsky.social
CPI remains flat and inflation held steady in Dec. Food prices jumped 3.1% last month, accelerating from a 2.6% increase in November. Ground beef prices jumped 15.5% compared with a year earlier, while coffee surged 19.8% and bananas rose 5.9%.

www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-rep...
#CPI
CPI report shows inflation held steady in December at a 2.7% annual rate
The December CPI reading caps a year when many Americans felt squeezed by affordability pressures.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Staffing slips in Dec as 25 ended on a flat note. Temp jobs as a percentage of total employment was little changed. Total staffing hours only down 1% year to year. Staffing is a watermark for employment and I hope this is a positive sign.

www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-...
#jobs #staffing
Temp jobs slip in December, unemployment drops to 4.4%: BLS
Sectors adding jobs in December 2025 included food services and drinking places, healthcare and social assistance.
www.staffingindustry.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
josephpolitano.bsky.social
Job growth has declined to functionally zero over the last few months, with unemployment & broader metrics of underemployment both rising to some of the highest levels since early COVID.
A graph of US job growth, showing a decline in monthly growth to nearly zero
January 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Jobs numbers this morning continue to paint a slowing job market in the US. Companies are hanging on to employees as well so unemployment is falling while jobs numbers remain depressed. Nov numbers revised lower as well.

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/j...
#jobs
U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4%
The report presented a muddy view of the labor market, with companies reporting a low level of hiring but households showing employment gains.
www.cnbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. The US is experiencing a jobless boom. Growth is strong, but there is a ‘hiring recession’ ..

“.. 2025 was the worst year for hiring outside of a recession since 2003. There was almost no hiring since April.”

@byheatherlong.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Reposted by Dave Gant
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
We got “liberated”, alright. 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Private payrolls rose in Dec. Healthcare and service industry jobs are the gainers and manufacturing and good producing industries dropped 8K. Nearly all of the gains came from med sized companies.

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/a...
Private payrolls rose 41,000 in December, slightly below expectations, ADP says
Private sector job creation turned positive in December though at a bit softer pace than expected.
www.cnbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
papagant.bsky.social
Job opening continue to drag as we came to the end of 2025. Through Nov companies tapped the breaks on hiring but with fewer people leaving their current roles, we have a stable job market. Unemployment holding but few companies hiring.

fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSJOL
#jobs
Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
fred.stlouisfed.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM