Observations on the July 2017 Employment Situation

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President, and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc.   On Friday, July 7th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering June of 2017. The consensus expectation called for moderate growth of around 174,000 new positions. The official report indicated that June’s job… Read more »

Observations regarding the July 2017 Employment Situation

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By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. As an Economist and seasoned staffing industry professional, I’m regularly asked to participate in several monthly surveys and discussions that predict key elements of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (“BLS”) press releases describing The Employment Situation.  The next release revealing July’s statistics will… Read more »

Observations regarding the June 2017 Employment Situation

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc On Friday, July 7th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering June of 2017. The consensus expectation called for moderate growth of around 174,000 new positions. The official report indicated that June’s job growth… Read more »

Observations on the May 2017 Employment Situation

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc.   On Friday June 2nd, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering May 2017. The consensus expectation called for a return to a solid trend growth of around 185,000 positions. The official report indicated… Read more »

Observations on the May 2017 Employment Situation

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. On Friday June 2nd, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering May 2017. The consensus expectation called for a return to a solid trend growth of around 185,000 positions. The official report indicated that… Read more »

April 2017 Employment Situation

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. Summary On Friday May 5th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering April 2017. The consensus expectation called for a return to trend growth of around 185,000 compared to the average of the most… Read more »

Employment Commentary for April 2017

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    By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. As an economist and seasoned staffing industry professional, Steven Drexel is regularly asked to participate in several monthly surveys and discussions that predict key elements of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (“BLS”) press releases describing The Employment Situation.  The next release… Read more »

Observations on the March 2017 Employment Situation

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  On Friday April 7th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering March 2017. The consensus expectation called for a return to trend growth of around 180,000 compared to the most recent months which had registered a much stronger average of 235,000 net new jobs.   The official report… Read more »

Employment Commentary for March 2017

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. As an Economist and seasoned staffing industry professional, I’m regularly asked to participate in several monthly surveys and discussions that predict key elements of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (“BLS”) press releases describing The Employment Situation.  The next release revealing March’s statistics… Read more »

Employment Commentary for February 2017

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  By Steven R. Drexel, President and CEO of Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. As an Economist and seasoned staffing industry professional, I’m regularly asked to participate in several monthly surveys and discussions that predict key elements of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (“BLS”) press releases describing The Employment Situation.  The next release revealing January’s statistics… Read more »