BountyJobs Bites:
Majority of Candidates Don’t Negotiate Salaries
The Numbers:
- 67% of job seekers stated they were ‘unable to negotiate for their current salary’ per a recent survey
- 5% stated that they were told by their company what their salary would be
- 3% received a lower salary than what was requested
- Source: Monster
Telecommuting Sees Large Increases
The Numbers:
- Telecommuting has increased 159% over the last 12 years
- Telecommuters are defined as ‘non-self-employed’ workers who principally work from home at least half of the time’
- Source: Global Workplace Analytics and FlexJobs
Blue-Collar Workers Stay for Reasons Different Than Choosing the Job Initially
The Numbers:
- Initially, hourly, blue-collar workers focus on pay, job security, and benefits when considering a new job
- When weighing to stay at a current job those factors change to culture, schedule, and the ability to learn new skills
- More than 25% of hourly workers are looking for their next opportunity
- Source: EmployBridge
BountyJobs Reports: When Recruiter Priorities Compete; Fill Speed, Growing Recruiter Req Loads, and Diversity
The Numbers:
- The financial and business services sector faces the biggest skills gaps, with an estimated deficit of 10.7 million workers by 2030
- The U.S. national average across all industries and employer sizes fluctuates between 30 and 40 reqs per recruiter
- 78 percent of talent leaders view diversity as a top trend that is shaping the future of recruiting
FedEx and UPS Sunday Drivers Paid Less
The Numbers:
- A group seen as a ‘lower-paid army of delivery drivers’ will be leveraged to staff Sunday deliveries for FedEx and UPS
- Ground crews and the lower-paid tiers of their workforces will be utilized
- Source: The Wall Street Journal
Current U.S. Job Market – Hot or Not?
The Numbers:
- 164K jobs were created in the U.S. in July 2019 with a record low unemployment rate of 3.7%
- However, the monthly average job growth for the past three months was 140K compared to 211K in 2018.
- Real average annual wage growth has been 1.6% compared to 4% before the recession
- Source: Axios
Born in a Big City Equals Better Pay
The Numbers:
- Per a recent study, those born in a big city (London) earned more than those born in less populated areas
- Those born in London earned 6.6% than those in Manchester
- Those born in London earned 9.3% more than those born in Liverpool
- Source: Journal of Urban Economics
Tech Employment Increases in July
The Numbers:
- U.S. employment in tech increased by about 11,400 jobs in July
- Telecom companies eliminated around 5,100 jobs
- This is the ninth consecutive month that telecom has experienced an employment decline
- Source: CompTIA
Wages for Retail Workers Hit a 15 Year High
The Numbers:
- Wages for retail workers his a 15-year inflation-adjusted high, increasing 5.1% last year
- Still, retail is still one of the lowest-paid industries with non-supervisory hourly workers making 29% less than other industries, on average
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
