The number of job vacancies in the USA amounted to 7 million 670 thousand in October. and at the same time, calculations were given for September, when the longest state financing shutdown in history was in force – PLN 7,658,000. On the scale of the entire US labor market 4.6% are waiting for employees. all jobs created. This means that, contrary to the fears of economists who predicted that the number would shrink to 7 million 150 thousand. offers, the market is improving, not worsening.
These would be the best data since May this year, proving recovery in the world's largest economy. A year ago, in the same month, 7 million 615 thousand people were waiting for applicants. jobs.
On the other hand, 5 million 149 thousand were employed in October. people, i.e. by 201 thousand people less than a year ago. This would mean that the increase in the number of offers is not so much a result of increasing employment, how much from the loss of people willing to work.
Migration policy affects the labor market
Most employees are sought in health care (1.4 million, +25 thousand yoy) and in professional and business services, including: in cleaning (1 million 388 thousand, +30 thousand yoy). The effects of Donald Trump's tightening of migration policy and the expulsion of illegal immigrants are already visible here.
The shortage is particularly visible in the southern states (3.2 million)which would further confirm this thesis. Within a year, the number of unfilled jobs there increased by as much as 125,000.
The hotel and catering industry has the greatest labor shortages 6.4 percent positions are vacanti.e. 986 thousand Which still means an improvement year on year, when there was a shortage of PLN 68,000.
Offers during the year the biggest increase was in retail tradewhere employers are unsuccessfully looking for 762,000. employees, that is by 295 thousand more year to year.
It cannot be said that the tariffs introduced by Donald Trump have significantly improved the economy industrybecause although the number of offers increased by 25,000 in October, it decreased by 45,000 year-on-year. up to 410 thousand There are only 3.1% vacancies here. and this is one of the lowest indicators among sectors of the American economy.
The smallest percentage of vacancies is in constructionbecause there are only 2.5% of jobs without an employee. compared to 2.9 percent a year ago. The number of job offers here decreased by 36,000. within a year to 213 thousand
