The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released December job data that shows a continued employee-favored job market.
December 2021:
All of 2021:
Dr. Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn's chief economist and former director at the U.S. Federal Reserve spoke to CBS News saying, "There is one person hired every 15 seconds right now on LinkedIn."
Take that as a dose of optimism for your job search ☀️
Dr. Kimbrough also points out a fascinating remote work statistic: before the pandemic, 1 in 67 jobs was listed as remote on LinkedIn, and now 1 in 7 jobs is. She also believes this trend could end up being permanent 💻
Here at Teal, we've seen month over month a steady growth in the percentage of remote jobs saved out of all jobs saved to our Job Tracker.
Employers are struggling to find new employees and retain existing employees. If you're thinking about getting a new job, this could mean more money in your pocket .
If you're ready to start looking for a new job or want to get back to it, now's the time!
Check out Teal's free suite of job searching tools. Kick off your job search with our Job Tracker, a free tool that uses our Chrome extension to save jobs from any job board. We analyze job descriptions, tell you which keywords matter most, track follow ups, and organize everything in one central location.