U.S. employers continue to hire new employees at a steady pace. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that economic growth led to 245,000 new jobs, marking the 45th consecutive month of employment growth in September. According to the agency, employment in food services, restaurants, health care, government, social assistance, and construction continues to trend upward.
According to the Indeed Jobs Index in the U.S., the number of job openings has been declining, but has remained steady since May at 11-13% above pre-pandemic levels. “This recent stabilization means that the U.S. labor market has stopped cooling and job seekers now have more opportunities on average than before the pandemic,” Indeed Hiring Lab economist Cory Stahl said in a new analysis of the data. It suggests that it is given.” . “
But he also says that “averages don’t tell the whole story,” and that some jobs are currently more in demand than others.
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Indeed found that the number of job openings in technology fields such as information design and documentation and software development is still about 30% lower than in 2020. At the other end of the spectrum is the number of job openings. The proportion of healthcare-related sectors was more than 80% above pre-pandemic levels.
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The following positions are least in demand.
While this latest data may seem like bad news for software developers, Stahl says there are “signs of a potential tipping point.”
In recent months, the number of work-from-home jobs, which had been declining since 2022, has begun to stabilize. Economists at Indeed said that while there were “no signs of a major recovery”, “recent stagnation is encouraging”. He says, “This is a sign that more opportunities may be on the way.”
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This flattening trend also shows up in low- and medium-remote roles, but he says there’s more variation in these categories. Over the past four months, demand for logistics support has increased by 16%, while demand for veterinarians has decreased by 13%. Both belong to the field of remote areas.
A similar story was seen in the intermediate and remote sector, where the number of teaching and coaching jobs fell by 13%, while the number of therapeutic jobs increased by 12%.
