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Market reporting and analysis for employers and job seekers, covering hiring conditions, workforce movement, salary expectations and talent trends.
July 2026 Job Market Update
The Labor Market is Becoming More Flexible
For nearly a full year, each month has been like a broken record reporting on a still cautious, still highly-selective, still underactive and somehow still exhausting job market. And June’s labor market data was no different except this time, employers appear to be changing their approach to hiring enough for the headlines to take notice.
Flexible hiring is trending. That’s the good news this July. It only took 5 consecutive months of growth temporary hiring to finally be recognized for what it is: a legitimate long-term business strategy for strengthening operations through short-term work.

5 Benefits of Hiring Temporary Talent
In the business world, filling niches is the name of the game. If there’s a need and someone is willing to pay to take care

5 Tips for Hiring Temporary Employees
Temporary employees are a strongly debated topic in the business world. While many companies are worried about bringing employees who will only be around for

Situations That Call For Temporary Employees
Talented employees are every company’s greatest asset, so HR departments are very selective about who they hire. This can put an emphasis on finding permanent

Six Tips for Effectively Managing Temporary Employees
Whether your company has decided to bring a temporary employee on board for a short-term project or a potential long-term opportunity, you might wonder how

Making the Most of Temporary Placements: Five Tips for Employers
At some point, virtually all companies encounter a situation when bringing a temporary employee on board makes more sense than hiring a permanent employee or