U.S. job openings rise to 10.7M in bad news for inflation fight
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in September, suggesting that the American labor market is not cooling as fast as the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve hoped.
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for holiday season
Amazon.com plans about the same number of seasonal workers as last year despite slowing sales and predictions of a lackluster holiday shopping season.
Walmart takes cautious approach to holiday hiring
Retailers face a slowdown in consumer spending as shoppers face surging costs in daily necessities including rent and food. A slew of retailers including Walmart, Best Buy and Stitch Fix have trimmed their staffing in recent weeks.
Combination of factors leaves staff shortages in city government
A pandemic hiring freeze, an early retirement program, and a nationwide desire for higher wages have left some city departments struggling for workers.
UPS to hire more than 100,000 workers for holidays
In the Indianapolis area, UPS said it expects to hire more than 3,000 seasonal employees ahead of the holiday rush.
Purdue University touts record increase in faculty members
Purdue University said it has added more than 200 faculty members over the past year, marking the largest single-year increase in the school’s 153-year history.
Sherry Aaholm: Let’s level the playing field with talent-based hiring
They are hard-working, smart and capable Hoosiers who, for myriad reasons, were not able to follow a textbook career path.
Indiana schools aren’t hiring new adjunct teachers
Adjunct teacher permits represent the newest pathway to working in Indiana classrooms, following their approval by the state legislature earlier this year. Yet so far, school leaders don’t seem keen on using them.
Hybrid work reduced employee attrition rate by 35%, study shows
With the unemployment rate near its lowest level in five decades, even some of the staunchest critics of work-from-home have changed their tune to attract and retain employees.
Microsoft, Google among latest tech giants to hit brakes on hiring
With recession fears mounting, many big tech companies are rethinking their staffing needs. Here’s a look at some of the dozens of companies that are tapping the brakes.
Indiana’s teacher shortage has some schools scrambling
To help cope with the shortage of candidates, school districts are relying more heavily on emergency permits, which are temporary credentials that allow people who aren’t licensed to teach a certain subject.
U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 372,000 jobs in June
The surprisingly strong gain will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow price increases.
Retailers scale back hiring as worry about slowdown grows
The changing mindset comes as companies confront a pullback in consumer spending, the prospect of an economic downturn and surging labor costs.
U.S. job openings slip, but employment landscape remains solid
U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May as the economy has shown signs of weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong.
HR-tech company UKG plans to add 200 to Indianapolis office
UKG, which offers an online platform for human-resources tasks like payroll and scheduling, expects to increase employment in Indianapolis to more than 500.
U.S. added 390,000 jobs in May as hiring remained robust
The job growth in May was high enough to keep the Federal Reserve on track to pursue what’s likely to be the fastest series of rate hikes in more than 30 years.
Hiring might have slipped last month to a still-strong level
The May jobs report the government will issue Friday coincides with inflation near a four-decade high and worries about higher borrowing rates and a potential recession roiling the stock market.
The Freedom Forum podcast: Karrah Herring, Indiana’s chief diversity officer
Since her appointment by Gov. Eric Holcomb, Herring has traveled the state, talking to businesses and organizations—as well as state agencies—about how to find and retain diverse talent, how to create equitable workplaces and how to invest in inclusion efforts.
Indiana National Guard seeks employers for cybersecurity career fair
The Indiana National Guard’s cyber battalion is returning home from an out-of-state deployment this fall, and the Guard is seeking employers with Indiana jobs to offer the soldiers upon their return.
Virginia rescinds job offer to former Indiana BMV chief Lacy
A former Indiana official had been set to take a job leading Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles, but that plan fell apart Tuesday after a newspaper reported allegations that the official had behaved inappropriately at work.