TRU Tips, vol 3: 2017-2018

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A record-breaking surplus of job openings makes the current U.S. job market a seller’s (i.e. candidate’s) market.

TOP 3 U.S. Job Trends For 2018 So Far… •

The U.S. has more than seven million job openings—the most since records began in 2000.

Available jobs outnumber jobless workers who are actively seeking work by almost 100,000—the most ever.

Unfilled jobs never exceeded unemployed workers before March of this year, underscoring the tightness of the American labor market.

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