How Labor Market Tensions Are Shifting the Advantage to Employers

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  Labor Market Ends 2024 With a Bang

  Surprisingly, employers added 256,000 jobs in December 2024, and unemployment ticked down.
  
  Inc. - 5d
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  U.S. adds 256,000 jobs, as Biden leaves Trump with sturdy labor market

  President Joe Biden will end his term with a relatively healthy labor market as the U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.
  
  NBC News - 5d

• Friday's jobs report could present a mixed view of the labor market. Here's what to expect

  Economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to report a gain of 155,000 jobs, a step down from the surprising 227,000 increase in November.
  
  CNBC - 5d

• Fed’s Collins says her concerns about labor-market fragility have decreased

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  MarketWatch - 6d
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  Job Openings Rise Unexpectedly to 8.1 Million in Resilient Labor Market

  Ahead of hiring numbers due out Friday, the Labor Department said the November jump in job openings, up from 7.8 million the month before, shows companies still need workers.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 8

• Job openings reverse long decline, but the U.S. labor market is still not out of the woods

  President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting low unemployment after several years of strong postpandemic hiring, but he’s also confronting a weakening labor market in which fewer jobs are available ...
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 7
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  Trust as a Competitive Advantage

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  Inc. - Jan. 6

• How the Brian Eno music documentary shifts its scenes with every viewing

  The 500 hours of footage available for 'Eno' are assorted and resorted in abrupt, unpredictable ways that keep the eyes and mind jumping.
  
  Los Angeles Times - Jan. 6

• How the sports media world is undergoing a seismic shift

  Sports clubs, social media platforms, rights holders, and traditional broadcasters are being forced to adapt.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 6

• Here’s how Boeing is responding to the FAA’s call for a ‘fundamental cultural shift’ in safety

  Safety and quality need to be placed above profit at Boeing, says the head of the FAA.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 3

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  After commercial space startups pulled in $8.6 billion in 2024, more venture capital firms are likely to make investments in new companies as Sino-Amercian tensions go orbital.
  
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  Less than a third of employees are engaged, according to a new Gallup report. Here’s how you can keep your team motivated.
  
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  Delegating a lot? ‘By when’ are two magic words that you can never overuse.
  
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