Job Market news and trends

ADP: Wage Growth Hits Three-Year Low as Labor Market ‘Downshifts’
Economy // January 08, 2025

America’s employment picture ended the year on a down note, ADP’s latest findings show. “The labor market downshifted to a more modest pace of growth in the final month of 2024, with a slowdown in both hiring and pay gains,” Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP,...

Fed Beige Book: Slight Economic Growth, Rising Business Optimism
Economy // December 04, 2024

PYMNTS Intelligence, through the last several months, has taken stock of where consumers are spending, and how they contend with inflation. Among their strategies has been a willingness to trade down, to buy cheaper goods that may be a bit of a tradeoff in quality, but...

Beyond the Numbers: Decoding the JOLT Report’s Impact on Consumer Spending
Economy // December 03, 2024

Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence found that only a minority of workers surveyed — at 20% — said that it was “very or extremely” likely that they’d switch jobs in the next year. At the same time, we noted that 83% of consumers eyed 2024...

ADP: Private Sector Job Creation Slows for Fifth Consecutive Month
Economy // September 05, 2024

The labor market continued to cool in August, with job creation among private employers slowing for the fifth consecutive month and wage growth remaining flat. So said human resources (HR) and payroll solution provider ADP in the August ADP National Employment Report released Thursday (Sept....

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Beyond the Numbers: Decoding the JOLT Report’s Impact on Consumer Spending

December 03, 2024
Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence found that only a minority of workers surveyed — at 20% — said that it was “very or extremely” likely that they’d switch jobs in the next year. At the same time, we noted that 83% of consumers eyed 2024 with concerns about the economy. Only 38% of consumers said […]

Nearly Half of Credit Users Expect Higher Interest Rates in 2024

February 03, 2024
It seems United States consumers expect little reprieve from inflation-fueled rising prices of goods and services moving into 2024. Although consumers report feeling somewhat better about their current finances, data...

Consumer Credit: Privilege Or Entitlement?

August 25, 2017
There isn’t much that can be said about the “average” American credit user in 2017 because, as it turns out, there really isn’t one. According to market research provider Gallup’s...

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ADP: Wage Growth Hits Three-Year Low as Labor Market ‘Downshifts’

January 08, 2025
America’s employment picture ended the year on a down note, ADP’s latest findings show. “The labor market downshifted to a more modest pace of growth in the final month of 2024, with a slowdown in both hiring and pay gains,” Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP, said in an announcement accompanying the group’s monthly employment report […]

ADP: Private Sector Job Creation Slows for Fifth Consecutive Month

September 05, 2024
The labor market continued to cool in August, with job creation among private employers slowing for the fifth consecutive month and wage growth remaining flat. So said human resources (HR)...

Yellen: US Labor Market Has Become ‘More Normal’

June 13, 2024
America’s job market is starting to resemble its pre-pandemic self, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Speaking to CNBC Thursday (June 13), Yellen also noted that cooling wage growth does not threaten to...

Job Creation Slows Amid Big Cuts in Manufacturing

June 05, 2024
Job creation in the U.S. is demonstrating signs of slowing as wages remain flat. That’s according to the monthly report on private sector employment released Wednesday (June 5) by ADP....