Job Market Expected to Look Up, New HR Reports Says

According to new survery by the Society of Human Resource Managers, 67% of HR professionals and 44% of employees believe the job market will remain about the same over the next 6 months. Meanwhile, 38% of employees believe it will improve generally over the next 6 months, compared to only 25% of HR professionals who hold this view.

Both groups see improvement in the job market over the next 12 months, with 65% of HR professionals saying it will generally improve, compared to 56% of employees who share this assessment.

No great surprises in the survey results, but they are useful in calibrating expectations about the future labor market and economic environment.

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