Things could be better, but they could also be worse.
Even before the world seemingly turned upside down in March following the US-Israeli war with Iran, the labor market was already “stuck in neutral,” as Laura Ullrich, director of economic research in North America at Indeed’s Hiring Lab described it. Job demand continued to fall in February, while attrition largely remained the same, according to the newest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau
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