Category: Salary Benchmarking

Labor market revisions finally reflect reality

This special edition of the Insights newsletter breaks down a recent downward revision to hiring totals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data reporting that the labor market created 818,000 fewer jobs than previously reported, from March 2023 through March 2024. So, what is the impact of this change? The previous 12-month job creation […]

Written by on August 26, 2024

Where do U.S. workers increase their wages the fastest?

  If we asked you which metros in the United States had the highest wages, you’d likely say New York or San Francisco. And you’d be correct.   But if we asked you which metros had the highest wage growth (how much wages are changing on a relative percentage basis), would your answer stay the […]

Written by on August 15, 2024

Setting Salary Ranges in a Changing Labor Market

Are current market-competitive salaries not aligned with your expectations of what you should pay employees?   Or does one of the below situations sound familiar to you ❔  Wild swings in the job market made it impossible to keep pay competitive against competitors.   You interviewed many candidates who were a great fit, but you were not […]

Written by on November 1, 2023