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U.S. Private Payrolls Miss Growth Targets, Prompting Economic Speculation

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private payrolls for the month of August increased by 177,000 jobs, revealing labor market growth that was less than anticipated, according to Reuters. The slowing growth in private payrolls suggests that a growing number of businesses might be taking a more cautious approach in their hiring practices.

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Job Openings Drop to Three-Year Low, Indicating Cautious Hiring in 2024

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Data in the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) published by the U.S. million job openings falling below all but one estimate in a Bloomberg survey. This three-year low in job vacancies — along with a 2.1% Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests the U.S. labor market is showing signs of cooling.

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U.S. Census Pulse Survey Finds Small Businesses Getting Slammed

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Census has created a Small Business Pulse survey to track and measure how small businesses are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic.    As the Census chart below (click to enlarge) shows , 51% of the small businesses surveyed reported that the pandemic was having a large negative effect on their business. 

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The Key To Satisfied Customers? Satisfied Employees

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90% of respondents in the organization’s third-annual “Voice of the Workforce” study, which surveyed over 1,100 full-time U.S. Addressing common issues like payroll errors and streamlining benefits enrollment through advanced human capital management (HCM) solutions can also greatly improve employee satisfaction.

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While Large Firms Can Afford Layoffs, Small Companies Are Labor Hoarding

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In short, instead of facing the hefty expenses of laying off employees and training new ones, organizations are turning to higher payrolls for current workers. But despite the layoff rate falling, employee quit rates continue to climb. .

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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A Future Forum survey found that 21% of all White knowledge workers wanted a return to full-time in-office work, but only 3% of all Black knowledge workers wanted the same. A June 2022 McKinsey survey of all workers, remote-capable and not, provides further context on preferences for hybrid work. Resistance .

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The Promotion Paradox: Is This Retention Strategy Backfiring?

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Promotions, typically seen as milestones that boost an employee’s position within a company, might actually be pushing people out the door, according to payroll-services provider ADP’s new Today at Work survey. The report reveals a staggering 29% of employees quit their jobs within a month after their first promotion.

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